Michael “Bret” Hood
Financial Crimes, Ethics, Money Laundering and Leadership Expert
Michael "Bret" Hood is a financial crime, ethics, money laundering and leadership expert with 25 years of experience in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. During his career, Bret has worked on some of the most infamous cases in American history, including 9/11, the Oklahoma City Bombing, and the multi-billion dollar HealthSouth fraud case. Because of his experience, Bret was chosen to be an adviser when the FBI created their executive leadership development programs and was selected to be a leadership instructor at the FBI's National Academy, a ten-week college program for law enforcement executives from all over the world.
Bret has led over 50 United States government delegations to foreign countries and has been accepted as an adjunct professor of leadership for the University of Virginia. He has instructed and created blocks of instruction on a range of topics: forensic accounting, executive leadership, crisis management, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, money laundering, and anti-bribery compliance programs. Bret has instructed at the National Executive Institute, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiner's Global Fraud Conference, the University of South Florida, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida Institute of CPAs, the Malaysian Federal Reserve, regional/international law enforcement executive development seminars as well as International Law Enforcement Academies in Hungary, Dubai, and Botswana.
Bret has been qualified as a financial crime and money laundering expert in the Middle District of Florida and the Eastern District of Missouri. He is a four-time winner of the United States Attorney's Office Special Agent of the Year award for his financial crime and money laundering work. Also, Bret has received two commendations from the FBI Director for Leadership and Innovation.
From 2000 to the present, Bret has traveled the world representing the United States government, teaching various courses on financial crime and money laundering to various law enforcement and governmental entities worldwide. Bret has served as an adjunct professor of leadership for the University of Virginia and a permanent guest instructor for a forensic accounting class at Florida Gulf Coast University. In 2015 and 2016, Bret was a featured speaker at the Association of Certified Fraud Examiner's Global Fraud conferences. Bret has served as an instructor of financial crime and money laundering training for the Florida Institute of CPAs, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and various CPA chapters around the country. Bret has written numerous scholarly articles on fraud, qui tam actions, and other financial crimes published in Fraud Magazine and the University of Miami Business Law Review. Click here for Bret's Curriculum Vitae.
Expert Witness Services
Michael "Bret" Hood has over 25 years of experience working financial crimes as a Special Agent and Supervisory Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Bret retired from the FBI in July of 2016. Here are some of the highlights of Bret's career:
- Financial crimes and money laundering expert in the Middle District of Florida and the Eastern District of Missouri.
- Four-time winner of the United States Attorney's Office Special Agent of the Year award for his financial crime and money laundering work.
- Two commendations from the FBI Director for Leadership and Innovation.
- International Representative of the FBI who has led over 50 United States delegations to foreign countries.
- Adjunct professor of leadership for the University of Virginia
- Permanent guest instructor for a forensic accounting class at Florida Gulf Coast University.
- Two-time Featured speaker on fraud at the Association of Certified Fraud Examiner's Global Conference
- Financial crime and money laundering trainer for the Florida Institute of CPAs, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and various CPA chapters worldwide
- Author of numerous scholarly articles on fraud, qui tam actions, and other financial crimes published in Fraud Magazine and the University of Miami Business Law Review.
Nancy Hood
Nancy Hood has over 15 years of experience in the legal field. Nancy has worked closely with many Circuit Court judges while providing effective leadership to legal assistants, interns, and law clerks. In her career, Nancy has worked in multiple federal and state judicial systems. Nancy's unique experience helps to ensure that the 21st Century Learning and Consulting LLC team stays current with developing legal issues in the financial and leadership arenas.