Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
Krishna Sarath Madipally is an experienced policy analyst currently serving at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) since September 2020, providing policy advice and analytical support to the Global Network Coordination Working Group and acting as the Desk Officer for the Middle East and North African region (MENAFATF). Prior roles include contributing to evidence-based policies at FATF as a policy researcher and undertaking financial and HR analysis during a traineeship at the International Energy Agency. Early career experiences include roles at Mu Sigma Inc. supporting data-driven decision-making, and intern positions at the Defence Research and Development Organisation and Electronics Corporation of India Limited, where contributions involved hardware model development and encryption tasks. Krishna holds master's degrees in International Business, Relations & Finance from IE Business School and Communication and Networking Technologies from National Institute of Technology Rourkela, alongside a bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from the same institution.
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an inter-governmental body established in 1989 by the Ministers of its Member jurisdictions. The objectives of the FATF are to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system. The FATF is therefore a “policy-making body” which works to generate the necessary political will to bring about national legislative and regulatory reforms in these areas.