Introducing 2021 International Associate - Gilbert Ouko
Gibert is an Associate from Kenya
Gilbert has four years’ experience in the Financial Crime Compliance space and overall 10 years of work experience. Having started as a junior business analyst with Deloitte East Africa, he rose to the position of a Senior Consultant in the Risk Advisory division specializing in Governance, Systems Audit and, Internal Audit, before joining Refinitiv to manage the Financial Crime Solutions for clients in East and West Africa. He is currently an independent consultant on Financial Crime Compliance.
Gilbert has recently authored, received regulatory approval for, and published the Anti-Money Laundering Guide for Accountants in Kenya under the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK). He frequently writes on topical AML matters in leading publications in East Africa, he has authored a chapter on "Impact of Mobile Money on Financial Crime, Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing" as part of an Africa-wide book on the "Impact of Mobile Payment Applications and Transfers on Business" and is a frequent trainer on AML/CFT/NP matters in Kenya.
He brings an African perspective to The Twelve program. His unique and practical perspectives on East and West Africa will be invaluable to the associates, particularly given the increasingly global nature of sanctions compliance, non-proliferation, terrorist financing, and political exposure risk.
Gilbert says, “I look forward to learning how other regions in the world are managing Financial Crime Risk, particularly with regard to virtual assets and virtual currencies, the Geo-Political influences on Financial Crime and how these can be used to strengthen Financial Crime Compliance in Africa.”