Geoff Winkler is the President of American Fiduciary Services LLC based in Portland, Oregon. Prior to founding AFS, Mr. Winkler was a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Disputes and Investigations in San Francisco. With more than 20 years of experience, Mr. Winkler specializes in fiduciary services, performing fraud, forensic and regulatory investigations for regulatory agencies and financial institution clients. Additionally, he has significant experience conducting Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and White Collar Crime investigations and has served as an expert witness in dozens of fraud, forensics and damages calculation cases in mediation, arbitration and state and federal courts.
Mr. Winkler has conducted investigations on behalf of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and has worked with clients across various industries, including banking, finance, agriculture, construction, consumer products, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, private equity, professional services, real estate, securities, retail and telecommunications.
Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Winkler served as the Director of Fraud and Forensic Investigations at the Bates Group LLC and as the Director of Case Management at the Grassmueck Group.
Mr. Winkler earned a bachelor’s degree in politics, an MBA, and a JD degree from Willamette University. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), a Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA) and is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers (NAFER), the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors (AIRA) and the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS).