About me
Geoff Winkler is a Founding Member and CEO of American Fiduciary Services LLC. Mr. Winkler leads a team of legal and financial industry professionals who specialize in managing complex investigations, forensic accounting, fiduciary and insolvency services, and securities litigation support. He has extensive experience testifying as an expert witness and has served as CFO and COO in dozens of State and Federal District Court receiverships, corporate monitorships, and in other cases as a fiduciary and insolvency expert.
Mr. Winkler’s experience includes leadership in large and complex fraud investigations and forensic accounting efforts in numerous industries including manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, capital leases, consumer services and retail sales. One large private fraud investigation involved the misappropriation of funds from dozens of high-profile, high net worth individuals by their investment advisor. Among his numerous regulatory enforcement engagements, Mr. Winkler led a receivership team in an SEC action against a large operator of retirement care facilities in 38 states that was accused of defrauding over 12,000 investors and creditors for over $1.2 billion. The restructuring effort resulted in a sale to Blackstone Group, with most investors receiving interest in addition to their capital investments returned to them. These efforts resulted in winning the 2011 Turnaround Management Association Turnaround of the Year award.
Prior to forming AFS, Mr. Winkler was Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal, the Director of Fraud & Forensic Investigations at Bates Group, a litigation consulting firm, and the Director of Case Management for Grassmueck Group, a fiduciary and insolvency services firm.