Matt Dunnett
About Matt Dunnett
Matt Dunnett serves as the Financial Crime Risk Assessment Manager at HSBC in Hong Kong SAR, a position he has held since 2021. He has a diverse background in financial crime analysis and intelligence, with previous roles at HSBC and other organizations in the UK and China.
Work at HSBC
Matt Dunnett has been serving as the Financial Crime Risk Assessment Manager at HSBC since 2021, based in Hong Kong SAR. In this role, he is responsible for processing and extracting large datasets to support intelligence product development. Prior to this position, he worked at HSBC in various capacities, including as an Intelligence Analyst from 2018 to 2019 in Edinburgh, and as a Manager in Financial Crime Analysis from 2019 to 2021 in London. He also held the position of FIU Analyst from 2016 to 2018 in Edinburgh, where he developed intelligence products using both quantitative and qualitative data sources to assess emerging threats in financial crime.
Education and Expertise
Matt Dunnett studied at King's College London, where he earned a BA (Hons) in War Studies, focusing on public policy from 2011 to 2014. He furthered his education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, studying Peace, War, and Defense from 2012 to 2013. His academic background supports his analytical skills in financial crime risk assessment. Additionally, he has undertaken further analytical and research training in his current role to enhance his expertise. Currently, he is learning Mandarin to improve his future employability.
Background
Before joining HSBC, Matt Dunnett gained diverse experience in various roles. He worked as a Senior Researcher at Horus Security Consultancy Limited from 2014 to 2016 in London, where he developed research skills. He also served as an Office Volunteer at Help for Heroes from 2012 to 2014 in Tidworth. Earlier in his career, he interned at Tata Consultancy Services in Shanghai for one month in 2010 and worked as a Prime Minister's Global Fellow with the British Council in China for two months in the same year. He also served as a Student Ambassador at King's College London for one month in 2013.
Achievements
Throughout his career, Matt Dunnett has engaged in relationship development with internal and external stakeholders to support risk mitigation procedures. His work has involved the development of intelligence products to assess financial crime threats. His experience across multiple roles at HSBC has contributed to his understanding of financial crime risk assessment and management.