Jim Bedsole

Jim Bedsole is the Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance & Risk Officer for BankSouth headquartered on Lake Oconee in Greensboro, GA. He has over thirty-seven years of experience in managing bank risk, regulatory compliance, auditing, security, and corporate governance with both regional and community banks. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. He is also a graduate of the ABA National Graduate School of Compliance Management. He is a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager, Certified Enterprise Risk Professional, Certified AML and Fraud Professional, Certified Cannabis Banking Professional, Certified Bank Auditor, and Certified Financial Services Auditor. Jim is a frequent speaker and industry thought leader on the topics of risk management, compliance, consumer protection regulations, auditing, and Internet banking regulation. He is currently the vice-chairman of the Georgia Bankers Association (GBA) Compliance School Board. He is the former Chairman and member of the GBA Compliance committee. He has also served as co-chair of the ABA Enterprise Risk Management Working Group for Community Banks and on the ABA Risk Management Forum Advisory Committee. He is a former chairman of the SC Bankers Association Compliance and Regulatory Committee and former chairman of the SC Bankers Association Disaster Recovery Committee. He has served on the faculty of the ABA National Compliance School and the NC School of Banking and is currently on the faculty of the GBA Bank Compliance School and GBA Banking School. He is a BankersOnline.com “BOL Guru”, providing expert advisory services to bankers throughout the country. He had authored articles appearing in both regional and national publications, including ABA Bank Compliance Magazine, Palmetto Banker and numerous Internet web sites. He is also an active private pilot with an instrument rating.