Michael
Clarson
Michael Clarson leads Citibank’s Global Financial Crimes Investigation & Intelligence Unit (GFCII) in APAC and is based in Hong Kong as APAC GFCII Regional Head. In this role, Michael will lead the GFCII across the region, including teams in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, China and Taiwan. GFCII is a global team with responsibility for financial crimes related investigations involving complex and cross jurisdictional matters, driven by intelligence and data analytics. Michael came to Citibank from Deloitte, where he was a Director in Deloitte Forensics, assisting clients by performing investigations related to money laundering, bribery and corruption and major fraud. In this role Michael worked with clients in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Russia, Eastern Europe and the Pacific across financial services and other multinational industries. Michael is a qualified Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA), having worked in wealth management prior to joining the Australian Federal Police (AFP) as a Federal Agent. Michael’s focus in the AFP was multinational organized crime and money laundering investigations. After completing nearly 13 years in the AFP, Michael completed his MBA at the Australian Graduate School of Management and then moved to Deloitte Forensics.