Chris Hoyle, a Partner with StoneTurn, has nearly 20 years of professional experience in fraud and compliance risk management and forensic accounting. Chris specializes in assessing and remediating compliance programs, including as part of independent compliance monitorships, as well as performing fraud risk assessments, testing controls, and conducting forensic investigations.

Chris has extensive experience assisting companies, government agencies, and regulators with assessing compliance programs and internal controls and advising companies on how to remediate and enhance compliance programs to help prevent and detect fraud. He also has significant experience supporting law firms with corporate investigations involving fraud and embezzlement, potential False Claims Act (FCA) violations, improper accounting for government contracts, improper revenue recognition, reserve manipulation, and improper application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Chris led a DOJ-appointed independent compliance and business ethics monitorship of a global investment bank, focused on fraud (e.g., market manipulation) and antitrust. He also served as workstream leader for a voluntary monitorship for a Nordic Bank that laundered US$250 billion and a DFS-appointed Monitor team for a large, publicly traded mortgage servicer responsible for assessing the effectiveness of controls maintained for compliance with relevant state, federal and industry regulations.

Chris has conducted numerous compliance risk assessments for large international corporations focused on legal/regulatory, cultural, operational, and reputational risks, which included leading numerous interviews with senior leadership from corporate functions and business units. Additionally, he has helped companies implement and evaluate the effectiveness of processes for identifying and mitigating current and emerging risks, including bribery and corruption, privacy and data protection, and fraud and abuse.

Throughout his career, Chris has worked with clients across various industries, including financial services, the public sector, software, insurance, real estate, consumer products, and manufacturing.  Before joining StoneTurn, Chris was with a large financial services organization, where he trained and directed staff activities responsible for managing the day-to-day accounting and performance evaluation of complex mutual funds, including money market, equity, fixed income, growth, and international funds.