Chelsea Binns

Chelsea Binns is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Security, Fire and Emergency Management at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Her first book, Fraud Hotlines: Design, Performance & Assessment, was published by Taylor & Francis/CRC Press in 2017. Her second book, The Art of Investigation, by the same publisher, will be released in early 2020. She is a licensed Private Investigator and Certified Fraud Examiner, and is president of the New York Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. She is the recipient of several teaching and employee recognition awards. Her research interests are focused on corporate security matters, including background checks, corporate crime, cybercrime, investigations, and organizational fraud. She has extensive corporate security, management and investigative experience, having worked for prestigious organizations such as Citibank, Morgan Stanley, New York City’s Department of Investigation (DOI) and the New York State Office of the Attorney General. Before joining John Jay College, she was a Senior Vice President in Citibank's Fraud Surveillance Unit in New York City. She was also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, Legal Studies and Homeland Security at St. John's University. Ms. Binns frequently lectures before elite audiences to include major industry groups, governmental organizations and investigative teams. She has a doctorate and two master’s degrees in Criminal Justice from the CUNY Graduate Center/John Jay College of Criminal Justice.