David Shepherd
Head of Market Development, Risk (MENA)Thomson Reuters

David is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), who also holds a Diploma in Financial Crime and Compliance and brings over 10 years’ experience in Risk, working with some of the leading public and private sector organisations across the world.

David is currently Head of Market Development – Risk (MENA) at Thomson Reuters, where he is responsible for the overall market strategy for the Thomson Reuters Risk division in MENA. He is also the Secretary General for the MENA Financial Crime and Compliance Group (MENA FCCG). He has also completed the Executive Program with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT Sloan) on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and is a member of the Association of Fraud Examiners (ACFE).

His areas of expertise include Risk Intelligence data, sanctions, beneficial ownership, fraud and ID verification and anti-bribery and corruption having worked with many multinationals to help implement their strategy to respond to the UK Bribery Act.