Matthew Hedger — Instructor Profile

About Matthew Hedger

Matthew Hedger is a subject matter expert in anti-money laundering, insider threat mitigation, and organized crime, with specialized expertise in the money laundering techniques of Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations. A former U.S. intelligence officer with 17 years of service at the CIA and NSA, Matthew led sensitive operations across Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.

He operated for over 10 years undercover inside transnational organized crime networks, including infiltrating a 1%er outlaw motorcycle club and becoming a fully patched member, and cumulatively moved over $100 million throughout his career while posing as a money launderer across multiple transnational organized criminal groups, including a Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization, directly enabling the dismantling of narcotics, weapons, and money laundering operations.

Today, Matthew serves as a trusted keynote speaker and advisor to Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and financial institutions on emerging threats, financial crime, and organizational risk.