Hughes Verrier

Hugues Verrier
Central Intelligence Agency (RET)

As a foreign-born US citizen with 35 years of combined experience with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), two international Fortune 500 companies and several US-based
high-tech startups, Mr. Verrier has a proven track record of leading multi-cultural, cross-functional teams and is a strategic, flexible, adaptable, creative, and results-driven individual.
During 15 years in the private sector, he developed extensive financial & business audit expertise, as well as operational finance & accounting experience in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Canada and the US. His positions included Audit Manager, Finance Manager, Director Consolidation & Corporate Accounting, and Deputy Controller, covering a wide range of functions, such as financial / fraud / acquisition audits, implementation of
operational accounting and control processes, fifinancial and budget reporting/analysis, and business reviews.
During his 20 years with the CIA as a Director of Operations (DO) Senior Financial Expert, he built upon his international private sector experience to develop a deep expertise in Financial Intelligence and its applications working closely with the Intelligence Community (IC), law enforcement, and financial and export oversight authorities worldwide. Leveraging his financial/business expertise, he developed a unique program to support National Security in the areas of Counter Terrorism and Counter Proliferation, which led him to be promoted to the rank of Senior Intelligence Officer (SIS)/Expert.
Mr. Verrier has a Master’s in Finance & Business Administration from the European Business School (EBS) Paris – London – Frankfurt; a Master’s in French & International Law and a Master’s in Political Science, both from the University of Paris II-Assas; as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Communication from the Institut Français de Presse in Paris.
Mr. Verrier speaks fluent French and English and has working knowledge of German. During his military service in France, he served as an “Aspirant” (officer) in the 4th Nuclear Artillery Regiment [4ème R.A.] leading an operational reconnaissance & topography squadron and, in the reserve, as a 1st Lieutenant in the 2nd Marines Artillery Regiment [2ème RAMa]. He is part of the “Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists” (ACAMS), holds an inactive Real Estate Agent’s license in Virginia and has a Top Secret/SCI clearance with full scope polygraph.