Brian Koechner joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a Forensic Accountant in March 2012. Upon graduating from training in Quantico, Virginia, he was assigned to the White Collar Crime Squad in Kansas City investigating a wide array of complex financial crimes such as securities fraud, corporate fraud, health care fraud, and intellectual property rights. Koechner is the program coordinator for the Forensic Accounting unit in the Kansas City Division and received the Support employee of the year award last year. Koechner obtained his CPA license in the state of Missouri in 2008 and is an active CPA in the state of Missouri. Koechner worked in the big four public accounting envirnoment for appoximatley 7 years. Koechner attended the University of Missouri and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Masters of Accountancy and a Tax Certificate. Koechner also majored in Economics and taught Economics and Accounting courses while attending the University of Missouri as an undergraduate and graduate student.