John Matas, CFE, CFCI

John Matas, CFE, CFCI, is a retail industry consultant with over 30 years of experience in omni-commerce fraud, financial crimes, asset protection, and investigations. John was the VP of investigations, fraud, and ORC for Macy’s for over 25 years. Most recently, John served as the global head of risk and fraud for Etsy Inc. where he was responsible for the organization’s fraud strategy and framework. John is on the Editorial Board for LPM and is a regular speaker for the NRF, RILA, International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators Merchant Risk Council, and Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. John graduated from Kean University with a BA in both political science and criminal justice and is currently studying applied machine learning at Columbia University. He can be reached at john@blacklightsecurity.com.