Hubert Edwards is the Principal of NextLevelSolutions, a firm focused primarily on delivering solution in the areas
of Risk, Compliance and Governance; Strategic Management; Finance and Training.
A former senior bank executive; senior auditor and regulatory consulting manager with one of the leading big four
public accounting firms; and senior bank examiner with the Central Bank of The Bahamas. Hubert is a fellow of the
Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (UK); a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica
and member of the Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants. He holds a MBA with distinction from the University
of Manchester; is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS); and obtained a LLB with First Class
Honours from Huddersfield University. A regular contributor to newspapers and current affairs discussions, Edwards
lectures and writes on a number of subject matters including risk management, anti-money laundering and compliance
and corporate governance.
Hubert is the Chair of the Organization for Responsible Governance Economic Development Committee, a former
director and treasurer of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employees Confederation (BCCEC) and former
chair of its Economic Development and Trade Committee. He was also a representative to Caribbean Chambers of
Commerce umbrella body, CARICHAM. Hubert is a media practitioner, an engaging and transformational John
Maxwell Team Certified member and member of the Florida Speakers Association. He is the strategic mind and voice
behind the radio program The Essentials! aired in The Bahamas, and founder of HubertEdwardsGlobal, a
philanthropic leadership and personal development organization providing scholarships and producing personal
development events.