Jim Bedsole

Jim Bedsole has over thirty years of experience in managing bank risk, regulatory compliance, auditing, security, and corporate governance with both regional and community banks. He was an early pioneer in the use of Internet resources for effective compliance management and in Internet banking compliance requirements.

Jim is a 1986 graduate of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. He is also a graduate of the ABA National Graduate School of Compliance Management. He is a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager, Certified Bank Auditor, Certified Financial Services Auditor & Certified Anti-Money Laundering & Fraud Professional. Jim is a frequent speaker on the topics of compliance, risk management, consumer protection regulations, auditing, and Internet banking regulation. He is the Chairman of the Georgia Bankers Association Compliance Committee and Vice Chairman of the GBA Compliance School Board. He also currently serves on the faculty of the GBA Compliance School.

Jim previously served as co-chair of the ABA Enterprise Risk Management Working Group for Community Banks and on the ABA Risk Management Forum Advisory Committee. He is a former chairman of the SC Bankers Association Compliance and Regulatory Committee and former chairman of the SC Bankers Association Disaster Recovery Committee. He has served on the faculty of the ABA National Compliance School and the NC School of Banking. He is a "BOL Guru" with BankersOnline.com, providing expert services to bankers throughout the country. He has authored articles appearing in both regional and national publications, including ABA Bank Compliance Magazine, Palmetto Banker and numerous Internet web sites. He is also an active private pilot with an instrument rating.