Tonita Gillich

An Assistant Director and financial crime compliance specialist with the U.S. Government Accountability Office, Toni Gillich, CAMS, CFCS has 20 years’ experience in auditing banking, securities, payments systems issues, and fraud risk management. She has led audits on the oversight of suspicious activity reporting, BSA/AML exams, and risks to public programs from undisclosed beneficial owners of legal entities, among others. She currently leads work involving forensic audits and investigations of issues ranging from complex fraud schemes against federal programs and scams against consumers. Before her auditing career, she was a lobbyist in international trade.

She holds a B.A. in Economics and M.A. in International Development from American University. Toni currently serves on the advisory board of the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists.