Michael L. Woodson

Roxbury native Michael L. Woodson has joined Huron Consulting Group as a director. Prior to joining the financial and legal consulting firm, Woodson spent time overseas, assigned to the Indonesian Police Cyber Crime Unit through the U.S. Department of Justice.

Woodson has a background in network and information security, fraud management, technical investigation, regulatory compliance and policy development. He has 12 years of law enforcement experience obtained from the Boston Police Department and more than 20 years of experience in computer forensics and technology, which includes conducting electronic evidence discovery investigations, and litigation support for matters related to internal fraud, intellectual property theft, embezzlement, Securities Exchange Commission issues and network intrusions.

During his career, Woodson has served as a consultant for various U.S. and international municipalities, corporations and financial institutions, including the U.S. Departments of Justice and State, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Indonesian National Police, the Australian Federal Police and Microsoft Corporation. Woodson has also held positions with PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte & Touche.

Woodson holds master’s degrees in criminal justice and economic crime management from Boston University and Utica College, respectively, and is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. He has served as an adjunct professor at Northeastern University, Curry College, Cambridge College and as a visiting adjunct professor at Stimik Perbanas in Jakarta, Indonesia.