Now

What I’m thinking about now.

A lightweight, regularly updated view of the themes shaping current research, writing and conversation.

Published

Eight volumes of Adaptive Compliance

The complete series now spans transaction monitoring, stablecoins, payment transparency, adversarial AI, global operating models, transformation and responsible de-risking.

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Building

The next phase of Adaptive Compliance

Extending the series into board-ready AI oversight, converging financial-crime intelligence and practical guidance on what regulated organizations should—and should not—automate.

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Watching

The convergence of fraud, AML, sanctions and cyber

Criminal networks do not organize themselves around institutional functions. The next operating model must connect identity, behavior, devices, transactions and geopolitical intelligence.

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Leadership

The personal side of senior accountability

Writing candidly about loneliness, difficult decisions, escalation, succession and the moments when a CCO must accept being unpopular.

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Last updated July 29, 2026

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