Bill Thomas
Senior Manager
Bill Thomas is a Senior Manager with Cendrowski Corporate Advisors (CCA). Bill provides due diligence, corporate intelligence, securities analytics, anti-money laundering, and governance advisory services to clients in the securities and financial services industries. He has worked extensively with corporate management to develop governance and compliance programs, with a particular emphasis on information technology and program/system development and training, and has advised numerous clients on the initial public offering process and filing requirements. Bill also specializes in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) matters. He has testified as an expert for the government in securities cases involving insider trading and manipulation.
Prior to joining CCA, Bill spent more than 30 years of his career as a government investigator. He was the Enforcement Branch Chief for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Northeast Regional Office, where he managed complex securities and anti-money laundering investigations. Prior to joining the SEC, Bill was the Assistant Regional Director for Operations of the Naval Investigative Service, supervising financial and counter-intelligence activities throughout the Northeastern United States.
Bill lectures for the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) and the High Intensity Financial Crimes Area (HIFCA) task force in the New York metropolitan area. He has authored articles of interest for the securities industry, and chairs the Education and Training Task Force for the International Association for Asset Recovery.
Bill received his M.B.A. from the Crummer School of Business at Rollins College and completed his Bachelor’s degree in Criminology and Sociology from Florida State University.
