About
I am an independent researcher and practitioner focused on financial crime prevention and risk at the intersection of anti-money laundering (AML), economic sanctions, fraud, AI/ML, and cryptocurrency & stablecoins, with an emphasis on U.S. financial integrity and national security.
Focus Areas
- Sanctions & national security: enforcement risk, evasion typologies, and control expectations.
- AML & fraud: detection strategy, emerging typologies, and system-level risk controls.
- AI/ML in compliance: practical model design, monitoring, and risk governance for high-stakes systems.
- Crypto & stablecoins: illicit finance pathways, compliance challenges, and policy implications.
Background
I have experience across financial services, data-intensive analytics, and software engineering. I currently work in the financial sector, including experience supporting economic sanctions risk assessments and technology oversight, and previously worked in market data and structured products engineering roles. I also have prior startup experience as a co-founder and CTO, including building machine learning–driven recommendations and scaling data systems.
Education
- M.B.A. (Finance), Columbia Business School
- M.S. (Operations Research – Financial Applications), Columbia University
- M.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering), IIT Kharagpur
- B.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering), IIT Kharagpur
Why this work
The purpose of this site is to publish independent research and analysis that can help policymakers, compliance leaders, and the broader public understand evolving financial crime and sanctions risks— especially as new technologies like AI and crypto change the threat landscape.
Independence & compliance
All content on this site is based on public information and is written in a personal capacity. It does not use or disclose confidential or proprietary information, and it does not represent the views of any employer or affiliated institution.