Dr Katie Benson

Associate Fellow | SHOC Network Member - Researcher

Areas of expertise

Biography

Dr Katie Benson is Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Manchester, where she teaches and conducts research in the areas of financial crime, (anti-)money laundering, organisational misconduct, regulation and (non-)compliance. Katie’s primary research area is the role of professional service providers in money laundering and illicit finance, and the criminal justice and regulatory responses to this. She has published and spoken widely on this topic for academic and non-academic audiences, including a 2020 research monograph, Lawyers and the Proceeds of Crime: The Facilitation of Money Laundering and Its Control.

Katie previously worked in knowledge management and intelligence analysis roles within UK law enforcement. She has worked with, or provided advisory or consultancy services to, various government bodies, law enforcement organisations, research institutions and investigations.

Transatlantic Response to Illicit Finance Taskforce Member

Thoughts on the Taskforce:

I'm looking forward to being part of this timely discussion on current responses to illicit finance in the UK and the US, and to helping the Taskforce contribute to (trans)national policy in this area.