Experts & Advisors
Amanda Massucci
Senior Managing Director
555 S Flower St., Suite 4220
Los Angeles, CA 90071
+1.213.545.0733 Main
+1.312.292.7500 Mobile
Amanda Massucci is a Senior Managing Director at Ankura, based in Los Angeles, with over 30 years of expertise in professional services. Her experience positions her as a trusted advisor to outside counsel, in-house counsel, and compliance teams, guiding them through complex compliance and investigative challenges across various sectors, particularly those that are highly regulated. Amanda excels in leading high-stakes financial investigations, including Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) inquiries, focusing on financial statement irregularities and allegations of bribery and corruption. Her investigative acumen is instrumental in designing and enhancing enterprise-wide compliance programs, internal controls, and risk mitigation strategies for corporate clients. She holds a certificate in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Business Transformation from Kellogg Executive Education, enabling her to integrate innovative AI solutions into compliance strategies.
Experience
Amanda’s professional experience includes:
Investigations and Forensic Accounting – Amanda spearheads comprehensive accounting and financial fraud investigations, tackling issues related to revenue recognition, earnings management, and inappropriate accounting and disclosure practices. She collaborates with Ankura’s global forensic practice to conduct investigations concerning the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-bribery regulations. Amanda regularly performs procurement fraud and other types of internal investigations, including cyber incidents, for her clients.
Corporate Governance – Amanda evaluates global compliance programs for Fortune 500 corporations, providing critical observations and actionable recommendations to executive management and boards of directors.
Regulatory Compliance Matters – Amanda leverages her global investigative expertise to help clients design, execute, and monitor anti-corruption compliance programs, including compliance risk assessments, anti-corruption due diligence, third-party risk management programs, and compliance program monitoring, including the use of compliance analytics.
- Education
- BS, Accounting, University of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign
- AI for Business Transformation, Kellogg Executive Education
- Certifications
- Certified Public Accountant, California
- Certified Public Accountant, Illinois
- Certified Fraud Examiner
- Affiliations
- Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, Board Member
- Teach Democracy, Board Member
- Gies Business Alumni Association Board Member, University of Illinois
- Former Member Dean’s Business Council, Gies College of Business, University of Illinois
