William McDevitt is an experienced consultant, MLRO and Compliance Officer with more than 30 years of international experience across regulatory engagement, compliance, anti-money laundering, governance, financial services and accountancy.
Throughout his career, William has advised boards and managed regulated financial institutions, with responsibility for compliance, anti-money laundering, proliferation financing and counter-terrorist financing frameworks, regulatory engagement and governance. He has extensive experience advising organisations on regulatory management, strategic policy development, AML, due diligence, monitoring programmes and the management of complex cross-border compliance environments.
William was asked to co-chair the National Crime Agency NECC Public Private Partnership Crypto Asset Forum and has advised governments and regulators on cryptoasset AML regulatory and strategic compliance policy. He has been involved in negotiating and drafting practical regulations and associated policies and controls. His experience includes acting for government and regulatory authorities in the UK, Jersey, Ireland and the US.
Before moving into consultancy and board advisory roles, William qualified as an accountant (FCCA) in Ireland and moved into the UK funds industry, launching, managing and advising regulated UK funds companies and their outsourcing partners and custodians. His career has included senior positions within cross-border banking, investment management and financial services, alongside work as a consultant and director.
William brings particular expertise from his work since 2021 with UK FCA-registered crypto exchanges, having navigated crypto exchange and custodian start-ups, regulatory supervisory engagement, NCA NECC reporting and public-private partnership, cross-border regulatory matters, and the development of crypto governance and oversight arrangements. His approach combines accounting, regulatory and commercial experience with a practical focus on delivering workable solutions.
William has been a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants since 2005 and holds a distinction in the University of Manchester International Diploma in Financial Crime Prevention.