Julie Myers Wood has more than 30 years of experience in the public and private sector working on regulatory and enforcement issues from many perspectives, including as federal prosecutor, defense counsel, government investigator and compliance consultant. She is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Guidepost Solutions, a global investigations, compliance, monitoring, and security firm.
At Guidepost, Ms. Wood focuses on regulatory compliance and investigative work and regularly serves as an independent monitor/consultant appointed by the U.S. government. She frequently assists in a proactive matter with compliance, internal controls, culture and process changes across a wide range of global organizations and industries.
Before joining the private sector, Ms. Wood held several high-level positions with the U.S. government at four government agencies (Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Treasury, and Department of Commerce), as well as the White House. During her tenure, she led 15,000 special agents, lawyers and officers at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the largest investigative component and the second largest investigative agency in the federal government. She also oversaw the enforcement of export enforcement laws and customs enforcement matters.
Ms. Wood began her legal career at the law firm of Mayer, Brown & Platt in Chicago, Illinois. She is a graduate of Baylor University and Cornell Law School. She serves on several nonprofit boards and advisory boards relating to national security and immigration.
