Platt is currently the Fraud Investigations Manager for City National Bank in Los Angeles. Prior to joining the bank in April, 2015, Platt was a Senior Financial Investigator and Advisor to the US-Department of Justice. In 2008, he retired as a Supervisory Special Agent for the IRS, Criminal Investigation Division after 27-years conducting and supervising complex domestic and international financial investigations. A federal court designated expert in AML/BSA investigative techniques and a former lead instructor for the IRS-CI National Academy, Platt was the Suspicious Activity Review Committee Coordinator for the San Diego IRS-CI Field Office. Platt is also a Certified Financial Investigator (CFI)

Platt has several published AML/BSA articles and is the co-author of "Financial Investigations – A Forensic Accounting Approach to Detecting and Resolving Crimes". Platt served as an adjunct professor for a southern California university and is a former Texas police officer and detective. A U.S. Navy Veteran, Platt graduated from Abilene Christian University (BBA) and Thomas Jefferson School of Law (JD).