ACFE Faculty

Jonathan Turner, CFE, CII, ACFE Regent
Wright Medical Technology
Memphis, TN

Mr. Turner has extensive experience conducting civil investigations, concentrating on financial fraud and computer crime cases. During his career, he has assisted hundreds of companies and organizations resolve fraud matters, primarily in the healthcare, banking, manufacturing, and service sectors.

Mr. Turner is the Senior Director, Global Compliance Investigations for Wright Medical Technology. In addition to leading the investigative function, he serves as the Deputy Compliance Officer for two of Wright’s business units and manages the hotline, corrective/preventative action, and M&A diligence functions within Wright's compliance group. Previously Mr. Turner was a Managing Director with Wilson & Turner Incorporated, where he specialized in the prevention and detection of financial fraud and employee crime issues. Mr. Turner was educated at Tulane University (BA, International Relations) and the University of Leicester (MSc, Security & Risk Management). Prior to co-founding WTI, he served in investigations management positions with regional, national and international investigations firms, with operational responsibility for thousands of investigations.

Mr. Turner is an expert in the investigation and documentation of financial fraud and computer crime matters. He concentrates on the prevention, detection and resolution of financial fraud schemes, and specializes in commercial crime and fidelity bond claims. Working with Fortune 500 and other leading companies, his efforts have led to numerous multi-million dollar recoveries from fraud losses. He has been retained to provide expert testimony regarding fraud on behalf of governmental, public and private organizations for matters before U.S. State, Federal & Bankruptcy courts, as well as international courts.

Seen on ABC News and CNN, he is a commentator on fraud related topics, including financial fraud schemes, employee fraud issues and complex fraud schemes, for the industry as well the national media. He has written and contributed to over three-dozen articles for professional publications of the risk management, security, investigation and claims industries. He regularly lectures in programs for the American Society for Industrial Security, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and other professional groups. In addition, he designs custom training programs for public and private companies.

Mr. Turner is a Certified Fraud Examiner ("CFE"), a Certified International Investigator ("CII"), and is licensed as a private investigator. He is an active member of the American Society for Industrial Security; the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners; the American Bar Association; the American Society of Criminology; the Council of International Investigators; the International Investigators Network; and the National Council of Investigative & Security Services. He serves on the Editorial Boards of Fraud Magazine and The John Liner Review, and on the Audit Committee for a Not for Profit Organization.