ACFE Names New President, Chief Executive Officer

FROM THE PRESIDENT  

John Gill, J.D., CFE 

Today brings both sadness and joy as the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners bids farewell to outgoing President and CEO Bruce Dorris, who leaves the ACFE to take some time for himself and his family before beginning the next chapter of his career.  

I will miss him a great deal, as I’m sure many of you will. 

During Bruce’s tenure, ACFE membership increased to more than 90,000. He guided us through the COVID-19 pandemic at a time when it was not clear what the future of our association, or our profession, would look like. I am proud to say that under his leadership we emerged from the last few years stronger and more stable than ever before.  

We owe Bruce a tremendous amount of gratitude for all the time, dedication and energy he has given to the ACFE’s membership and its employees.  

No one person can fill Bruce’s shoes. Due to the tremendous growth of our organization, it makes sense that we now separate the president and chief executive roles.  

It is my pleasure to announce that John Warren, J.D., CFE, is the ACFE’s new Chief Executive Officer. John formerly served as the ACFE’s Chief Strategy Officer, is a co-author of the ACFE’s Report to the Nations, serves as an advisor of the ACFE Research Institute, sits on the Board of Directors of the ACFE Foundation and remains an advisory member of the ACFE Board of Regents.  

I could not be prouder to work with John in leading the ACFE.  

If we have not had the pleasure of meeting, I am John Gill, and I am honored to be the new President of the ACFE. While I most recently served as the Chief Training Officer, I began my career at the ACFE in 1995 as its first general counsel before transitioning into the research department. Teaching classes all over the U.S. and around the world, many of them alongside Bruce, built a strong sense of dedication to the ACFE and members like you. 

Although we are sad that we will no longer be working with Bruce, you can be certain that John Warren and I are excited about these new roles and look forward to continuing the vision of our founder and Chairman Dr. Joseph T. Wells, CFE, CPA, in providing quality service to our members and the best anti-fraud training in the world. 

Thank you for your ongoing support, and I look forward to the exciting future that lies ahead.