Patrick A . Westerhaus CPA, CFE, CAMS

Patrick Westerhaus, CPA, CFE, CAMS, has seventeen years of combined financial & operational risk consulting, industry, and federal law enforcement experience. Patrick manages the Cyber Crime Intelligence Unit (CCIU) and is a Vice President within Enterprise Information Security (EIS) at Wells Fargo. Through newly established processes and technology, Patrick’s team works across the enterprise to collect, consolidate, analyze, and provide tactical cyber intelligence to key enterprise stakeholders in an effort to reduce cyber, fraud, and money laundering risk.

Patrick Westerhaus joined Wells Fargo’s Virtual Channels Fraud Group in early 2016 and has since moved to a position in Enterprise Information Security (EIS). Patrick is heading up a team to develop Wells Fargo's intelligence program by developing strategies for consolidating and analyzing data, providing feedback to various groups, and developing intelligence reporting for use throughout the organization on the crossover threats of cyber, fraud, and money laundering. 

Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Patrick was with KPMG in their fraud and forensic practice and he spent the last 12 years in the FBI reaching the level of Supervisory Special Agent in the Headquarters Cyber Division. During his tenure in the FBI, Patrick led investigations into corporate/government fraud, public corruption, counterterrorism, counterintelligence, cyber fraud/theft and his last position was at the NCIJTF’s Virtual Currency Team. Patrick has a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from Gonzaga University, a Masters in Forensic Science in Security Management and Technology from The George Washington University, and a graduate certificate in International Security from Stanford. Patrick also is a CPA and he maintains CFE & CAMS certifications.