Kathryn Westmore
Senior Research FellowCentre for Financial Crime and Security StudiesBiography
Kathryn is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Financial Crime and Security at RUSI. She supports the strategic development of the Centre’s research with a particular focus on the UK’s response to global economic crime, including fraud and money laundering, the future of financial crime regulation and the role of technology.
Prior to joining RUSI, Kathryn spent 15 years at PwC where she worked across the regulated sector, advising institutions on how best to manage their financial crime risks and meet their regulatory obligations. She also has experience of leading large and complex investigations into allegations of fraud, money laundering and corruption both in the UK and overseas.
She has an MA (Hons) in Classics from the University of Cambridge and a PG (Dip) in Financial Services Law from the University of London. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).