Joseph Spinelli is a Managing Director in the Global Investigations and Compliance practice, and serves as global leader of Navigant’s Anti-Bribery & Corruption - FCPA segment. With more than 30 years of forensic experience, he has done numerous FCPA investigations throughout the world, and is a leading authority on white-collar crime. He was co-founder and COO of Daylight Forensic & Advisory, LLC, acquired by Navigant in May, 2010.
In 1994, Joe was a principal for a Big Four accounting firm, founding its forensic practice. During his 12-year tenure there, he was office coordinating partner for the Northeast and public services industry leader. Before his Big Four experience, he spent eight years as New York State's first inspector general, leading fraud, abuse, waste and corruption investigations for all New York State agencies and authorities.
Joe also served as assistant director of criminal justice for the state of New York, with responsibilities for the investigation of criminal complaints and fraud allegations throughout state government. His efforts resulted in a wide array of high-profile criminal convictions for fraud and corruption. Prior to his appointment as Inspector General, Joe served as a Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in both the New York and New Haven field offices.
Joe also served as independent private sector inspector general for Miami-Dade County and was an independent fiscal monitor during the post-Sept. 11 recovery effort at the World Trade Center, with investigative, compliance and monitoring responsibilities.
In 2004, Joe was elected to the board of regents of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, an international professional association with 30,000 members. In February 2010, Joe was appointed by former Governor David Paterson of New York to the New York State Commission on Public Integrity.