Michelle Rector

VP, Head of Fraud Risk Management, Raymond James Financial

Michelle is a Vice President and Head of Enterprise Fraud Risk Management at Raymond James Financial. Her teams are engaged in fraud detection, investigations, suspicious activity reporting, as well as the governance of fraud risks across Raymond James.

She previously served as the Head of the Financial Intelligence Unit responsible for Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) investigation and suspicious activity reporting, including transaction monitoring, complex investigations, client risk evaluation and offboarding.

Michelle has also served as an Executive Board Member for The Human Trafficking Foundation, Inc., based in Florida.

Prior experiences include serving as interim Deputy AML Officer for Raymond James & Associates, Inc., performing investigative roles in the retail banking and credit card industries with a focus on U.S.-Mexico cross border activity, quality assurance for Know-Your-Customer compliance, program remediation projects, and training.

Michelle graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a minor in Latin American studies. She holds the Series 7 General Securities Representative License and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist.