Joseph Atatsi is a Regulator with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. He informs policy,
conducts examinations and investigations on matters relating to emerging technologies,
including cybersecurity, digital assets, regulation technology and technologies impacting the
capital markets. He serves as the Co-Chair of the Financial Technology (FinTech) Working Group
t the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
He is an Adjunct Lecturer of Anti-Money Laundering at the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States and a
Visiting Adjunct Faculty of Anti-Money Laundering at Ashesi University in Ghana, West Africa. His research interests
are innovative and emerging technologies, ethics, governance, and anti-money laundering.
He holds a Master of Accounting
Degree from the Bowling Green State University, Ohio, United States; a Master of Business Administration Degree from the
University of Florida, Florida, United States; and a Doctor of Business Administration Degree from the University of Florida,
Florida, United States. He is currently pursuing a Master of Laws Degree in Information Systems,
Technology and the Law from Edinburgh University in Scotland. He also holds professional certifications in Internal Audit,
Fraud Examination and Regulatory Compliance.
