Kyam Shell-Schnitzer is a Senior Manager in Deloitte Forensic, within the Canadian firm’s Financial Advisory service line. Kyam leads both financial crime and ethics-based investigations into allegations of discrimination / harassment, fraud, corruption, bribery / kickback schemes, insider threat, physical security breaches, and money-laundering. Kyam leads the social media intelligence and investigative practice at Deloitte. Throughout his career, Kyam has been involved in numerous intelligence engagements and investigations, including international work in Mexico, Colombia, Jamaica, Panama, Lebanon, Colombia, Syria, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, China, Brazil, Zimbabwe, the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, Japan, India, USA, Tanzania, Croatia, Prague, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Recently, as part of his work within the Deloitte Global Center for Crisis Management, Kyam advises principal decision makers in various sectors, including government, sport, energy, manufacturing and financial services prepare for, respond to and devise strategy to emerge stronger from major crisis events.

Prior to joining Deloitte, Kyam worked in a major national law firm and the Canadian Intelligence Community, providing intelligence support to security operations abroad. Notably, Kyam designed and managed a human intelligence network in high-risk / conflict regions and directed intelligence collection in response to client’s business needs.

A member the Barreau du Quebec, the Law Society of Upper Canada, Kyam holds both a civil and common law degree from the University of Ottawa, a Masters in International Security from the University of Reading (UK) and a BA(H) in History from Queen’s University. He is fluent in English and French.