Martin T. Biegelman has spent a lifetime detecting, investigating and preventing fraud and corruption in various leadership roles in law enforcement, consulting and the corporate sector. He is the founder and Principal of Martin Biegelman Advisors LLC, a risk, compliance, and investigations consulting firm. He is also the Managing Director and Leader of the Investigations Practice at SunHawk Consulting, LLC, another risk, compliance, and investigations consulting firm. He previously served as a Managing Director in the Risk and Financial Advisory Practice at Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP. His work on behalf of corporate management and boards includes internal investigations alleging fraud, corruption, FCPA, conflicts of interest, whistle-blower retaliation and other employee and vendor misconduct. His work also includes developing and enhancing corporate compliance and ethics programs including internal investigative and anti-bribery compliance programs. He has conducted and managed complex and high risk investigations in more than 70 countries.
In 2002, Martin founded Microsoft Corporation’s Financial Integrity Unit, a highly acclaimed global fraud and corruption investigations and compliance program that continues to serve as a model for other companies. He led that program until 2011. He previously worked at international consulting firms providing forensic investigative services. He is also a former federal agent having served as a United States Postal Inspector in a variety of investigative and management assignments across the United States.
Martin is both a Certified Fraud Examiner and a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional. He is the author of six books on topics such as fraud investigation and prevention, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, corporate compliance programs, credit card fraud and identity theft, and is a frequent speaker on these subjects. Since 2007, Martin has been a faculty member for the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics’ Basic Academies where he teaches sessions on conflicts of interest, bribery, corruption and other compliance subjects.
Martin is the former Chair and now Advisor Emeritus of the Board of Advisors for the Economic Crime and Cybersecurity Institute (ECCI) at Utica College. He served on the ECCI Board of Advisors for 15 years and as Chair of the Board for ten years. In 2008, he was appointed to serve on the Washington State Executive Ethics Board with his service ending in 2011. He is also a Faculty Associate at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University where he teaches a class on conducting fact investigations and reporting.
Throughout his career, Martin has received numerous awards and recognition from law enforcement, financial institutions, anti-fraud groups and professional organizations. In 2008, he was the recipient of the Cressey Award bestowed annually by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners for lifetime achievements in the detection and deterrence of fraud. In 2010, Martin received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Utica College for his leadership on behalf of students and faculty of the college as well as lifetime contributions to fraud prevention and anti-corruption compliance.
- Master’s in Public Administration from Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA
- Bachelor of Science from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
