The insider’s edge
Real-world intelligence from inside organized crime, financial fraud, and insider risk — delivered with clarity, urgency, and impact.
“Matthew’s keynotes go beyond headlines and compliance checklists. They pull back the curtain on how criminal organizations actually exploit systems, people, and incentives — and why even well-resourced organizations remain vulnerable.” - CISO, Fortune 100
Drawing on years of undercover intelligence operations for the CIA, Matthew delivers gripping, insight-rich talks that connect the dots between money laundering, insider threat, human behavior, and organizational blind spots. His presentations are grounded in real cases, operational tradecraft, and hard lessons learned where failure had real consequences.
Audiences walk away with:
A deeper understanding of how financial crime and insider threats really work
Clear insight into why traditional controls fail
Practical frameworks leaders can apply immediately
A renewed sense of vigilance around human and organizational risk
Matthew’s keynotes are tailored for boards, executives, compliance leaders, security teams, and financial institutions that want more than inspiration — they want understanding.
From Shy to Spy: What a Life Undercover in Organized Crime Taught Me about Breaking into Elite Groups
Speech Topics
Off the Books: How Humanity Hid it’s Fortune - The History of Money Laundering from Ancient China and the Knight’s Templar to Today
The Evolution of Cartel Money Diversification: How a Modern Cartel Really Launders Their Money
Shadows on the Scoreboard: Athletes in the Crosshairs
The Psychology of Deception: How Spies, Con Men and AI backed Fraud Manipulate the Brain
Inside the Laundromat: Insider Threats, Digital Laundering, and the Hidden War in Finance
The Spy’s Guide to Winning: Leveraging the Dark Art’s of Espionage - For Good
Travel Tradecraft: How Spies Avoid Being Tracked, Targeted or Taken in a World of Ubiquitous Technical Surveillance