Michelle Rector

VP, Head of the Financial Intelligence Unit, Raymond James Financial, Inc.

Michelle is a Vice President and the Head of the Financial Intelligence Unit responsible for Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) and securities crime investigation and suspicious activity reporting at Raymond James Financial, Inc. Her teams are engaged in transaction monitoring, complex investigations, client risk evaluation and offboarding, and advising the development and tuning of detection mechanisms.

Michelle also serves as an Executive Board Member for The Human Trafficking Foundation, Inc., based in Florida.

Prior experiences include serving as Deputy AML Officer for Raymond James & Associates, Inc., performing investigative roles in the retail banking and credit card industries with a focus on U.S.-Mexico cross border activity, quality assurance for Know-Your-Customer compliance, program remediation projects, and training.

Michelle graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a minor in Latin American studies. She holds the Series 7 General Securities Representative License and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist.