Bob Jones has more than thirty years' experience leading fraud risk management programs. A recognized leader in the financial services industry and a sought-after expert in risk management strategy, Bob has devoted his career to innovative financial services fraud reduction and risk management.
Today, Bob is a consultant, educator and expert witness, and serves as the principal of RW Jones Associates LLC. Until May 2004, he led FleetBoston Financial's operating risk management programs and chaired Fleet's Operating Risk Committee. He joined FleetBoston in January 2000, after a 21-year career with KeyCorp, where he was responsible for all fraud detection and prevention systems and programs.
While at KeyCorp, Bob was instrumental in re-engineering the company's corporate security function to establish an innovative, customer-focused approach to providing security services. This program demonstrably enhanced the quality of the delivery of security services while materially reducing expense, and was featured in a 1995 issue of Security magazine. Bob also investigated and assisted in the prosecution of significant bank fraud cases, including the $1.1 billion Phar-Mor case.
Bob is deeply committed to contributing to the well-being of the larger financial community. He is the former co-chair of the BITS Fraud Reduction Steering Committee and former chairman of the American Bankers Association's Operating Risk Committee. He has also served as chairman of the Financial Institution Fraud Committee of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
Bob is an Adjunct Professor at Utica College, where he teaches in the college's Master's program in Economic Crime Management. His articles have appeared in the RMA Journal and the Journal of Economic Crime Management.
Bob earned his BA from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio and his MS from Utica College.
