Rate My Professor Jonathan Rusch

Jonathan Rusch serves as Adjunct Professor at American University Washington College of Law and Director of the U.S. and International Anti-Corruption Law Program. A distinguished legal expert in anti-corruption law, he earned a B.A. with honors from Princeton University, an M.A. in government from the University of Virginia, and a J.D. from the University of Virginia Law School. Rusch's career spans over three decades in high-level government and private sector roles focused on fraud prevention, financial enforcement, and corporate compliance. He spent 26 years as a federal prosecutor in the Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, culminating as Deputy Chief for Strategy and Policy. Previously, he was Senior Vice President and Head of Anti-Bribery & Corruption Governance at Wells Fargo & Company, Director of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Financial Enforcement, Counsel to the President’s Commission on Organized Crime, and an Associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton.

In his current roles, Rusch leads educational initiatives at American University, including the Anti-Corruption Law Summer Program, where he teaches courses on U.S., foreign, and international anti-corruption laws, compliance practices, and emerging issues such as artificial intelligence in anti-corruption efforts. He also holds appointments as Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law Center, Senior Fellow with the Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement at New York University Law School, and Principal of DTG Risk & Compliance LLC, a consulting firm on corporate compliance issues. Rusch has previously served as Lecturer in Law at the University of Virginia Law School, Visiting Professor at the China University of Political Science and Law, and Adjunct Professor at Washington and Lee Law School. He is a member of the Advisory Board of ComplianceNet and practices law in Washington, D.C. Among his honors are the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service, the Attorney General’s Award for Fraud Prevention, and the United Kingdom Serious and Organised Crime Agency Director-General’s Commendation. His work has significantly influenced anti-corruption policy and practice through government service and academic contributions.