Michaela Soctomah
Advisory Managing Director, Forensic
Michaela Soctomah is a Managing Director in KPMG’s Financial Crimes practice and is based in Boston. For over 20 years, Michaela has assisted a wide range of financial institutions, from community banks to global firms, with the development or enhancement of their anti-money laundering (AML) compliance and audit programs to help adhere to Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), USA PATRIOT Act, and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) laws and regulations. Michaela also maintains significant experience leading a variety of fraud investigations and is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
Additionally, Michaela is the U.S. Co-Lead of KPMG’s Financial Crimes Managed Services offering and has authored several publications within the financial crimes space. She is also a passionate people leader and strives to give back to her community. Michaela serves on the Board of Directors for a non-profit organization, Boston Partners in Education, where she supports underserved Boston public school students.