Vicent Walden

CEO of KonaAI | CFO of the Year 2022 | Anti-Fraud, Anti-Bribery,
and Anti-Corruption Analysis

Vincent Walden is a globally recognized leader in anti fraud analytics, forensic technology, and AI driven compliance. He is the CEO of konaAI, an advanced analytics platform specializing in anti fraud, anti bribery, and continuous monitoring solutions used by global organizations to detect high risk transactions and strengthen governance across complex financial ecosystems. His work focuses on leveraging AI, behavioral analytics, and large scale datasets to help companies identify concealed risks, prevent fraud, and embed intelligent, technology enabled controls into their compliance and internal audit programs.

Before leading konaAI, Mr. Walden served as a Partner in Ernst & Young’s Forensic & Integrity Services practice, where he specialized in forensic data analytics, investigations, and regulatory technology. His previous roles also include Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal, senior positions at KPMG and Arthur Andersen, and executive leadership at a technology startup later acquired by a Fortune 500 company. Across these roles, he has been at the forefront of innovation in compliance technology, eDiscovery, cyber breach response, and regulatory analytics.

A respected voice in the anti fraud community, Mr. Walden was named CFE of the Year in 2022 by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners for his contributions to the profession. He is also a co author of the COSO/ACFE Fraud Risk Management Guide, one of the most widely used global frameworks for fraud risk assessment and governance. His thought leadership appears regularly in major publications, including Compliance Week, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal, and he serves on the Compliance Week Advisory Board.

Mr. Walden holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Southern California and completed the Harvard Leadership Program at Harvard Business School. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).