Testimonials

“Sean Mueller is a gift to all of us and provides insights that no one else can. His advice for his audience is spot on. His presentation shows how making the best of one’s circumstances is an evergreen skill. Hedge fund traders can get carried away - and not just by carried interest. His lesson is a stark reminder of the need for grounding oneself in the basics of ethical conduct especially when the stakes get high.” 

Business Ethics Lecturer

"From building a hedge fund and raising $140 million, to confronting the consequences of pride-driven decisions and serving 14 years in prison for securities fraud, Sean Mueller's story challenged us to reflect on the lasting impact of ethical lapses and the capacity for personal transformation. 

Sean—thank you for your honesty and vulnerability. We respect your efforts to rebuild with integrity.” 

Compliance Firm Co-Founder

I am so glad I was able to attend the conversation with Sean Mueller; I was beyond impressed with his level of personal accountability, clarity, and understanding about how his experience unraveled through what he called being “drunk on success.” I have seen drugs and alcohol send people down that road, but when he described his successes in terms of the dopamine hit, it was clear the addiction was no different.

From a forensic perspective, the behavioral insight was priceless; from an ethics perspective, he is an excellent example of how quickly a lapse in judgement can get out of control, and in demonstrating the costs, both in terms of freedom, and in terms of the permanent damage he did to his family; from an RAA perspective, understanding both the mechanics of the fraud and reasoning that led him into the fraud, will always echo within the possibilities of what risks to imagine; from a human perspective, I didn’t expect he would be as reformed, renewed… repaired somehow - I am inspired by the change he has manifested, I think he’s doing good work in a humble and honest way.

I was glad to meet him.

Graduate Accounting Student

Why do people who know better still make bad choices?
 

That was the question at the heart of yesterday’s webinar — and Sean Mueller answered it better than any compliance training we've ever seen.
 

Sean is a former hedge fund manager who went to prison for fraud. Not because he woke up one day and decided to break the law. But because of small compromises, made under pressure, that compounded over time until there was no way back.
 

What struck us most: if you're thinking about your values for the first time when the moment arrives, it's already too late. 

Senior Director at Compliance Firm