Robert J Berry

RJ Berry has been the Director of the Financial Reporting Authority since August 2016.  Prior to that he was Head of Compliance at the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) for 12 years, and also served as Deputy Head for 2 years.

Mr. Berry also has 9 years of Private Banking and Investment Dealing experience, having worked for CIBC Bank & Trust Company (Cayman) Limited, Barclays Private Bank & Trust (Cayman) Limited and Bank Vontobel Cayman prior to joining CIMA.

Mr. Berry has a sound working knowledge of the Financial Action Task Force’s 40 Recommendations and Methodology, and was extensively involved in the Jurisdiction’s 4^th Round Mutual Evaluation by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force.

Mr. Berry has a Bachelor of Business Administration, and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist.   He also holds the Canadian Securities Certificate and Series 7 Equivalency.

Mr. Berry was awarded the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2024 for services to the UK Sanctions Regime and Global Financial Standards in the Cayman Islands.