Faculty Profile

Ariel Ramirez
Lecturer

Phone: 732-590-5228
Email: aramire3@umd.edu

Ariel Ramirez has provided investigative, forensic audit, litigation support and compliance services to Fortune 500 companies, private entities, US federal agencies, and foreign governments in North, Central and South America, Eastern and Western Europe, the Middle East, Asia, South Africa and Mediterranean.

He is a Director in the global Forensic Audit team of Siemens AG, heads investigations in the Americas, and conducts internal investigations worldwide. Prior he was Director of Special Investigations for Siemens responsible for North America. Ariel is an award-winning Adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland teaching MBA/MS courses. Prior to joining Siemens, his positions included Principal & National Practice Co-Leader, Fraud & Forensic Services; National Director & Practice Leader, Fraud Services; Director, Disputes & Investigations; and all position levels from Senior Associate to Senior Manager with Big4 and consulting firms.

Ariel has worked directly for C-level executives, Board of Directors and Audit Committees, as well as with and/or on behalf of in-house and outside legal counsel including expert-witness preparation on deliverables for the US Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Environmental Protection Agency, US Postal Service, and US Congress, into allegations of financial fraud, corruption, bribery, and other misconduct.

Concurrently with his professional career, he served in the United States armed forces reserves, in the Marine Corps graduating from Parris Island, and as a Lieutenant (jg) in the Navy Supply Corps logistics, graduating from Officer’s school in Pensacola and last assigned to the Pentagon. His service includes a Presidential war recall to active duty in support of Desert Storm/Desert Shield.

Ariel holds a BS (Computer Science), MBA (International Business) and the following certifications: CFE, CIA, CFSA, CGAP, CCSA, CRMA and CICA. He is on the Board of Advisors, Economic Crime Institute, Utica College, and is past Chapter President and currently a Board Member on a local IIA chapter. Ariel has completed the Wicklander-Zulawski’s Interview and Interrogation, Basic and Advanced Courses, and is trained on the Reid-Technique of Interviewing. He is fully bilingual in Spanish and holds a national security secret level clearance, previously top-secret level. Ariel is a frequent speaker on fraud, compliance, FCPA, and risk topics, and has presented to universities, corporations and professional associations around the world, including at the IIA’s International Conference in South Africa, at the IIA’s General Audit Management Conference in the United States.