Elisa de Anda Madrazo
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
Elisa de Anda Madrazo of Mexico began her two-year term as President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on 1 July 2024. She succeeded Mr. T. Raja Kumar of Singapore. Ms. De Anda has over a decade of experience in leadership positions in the anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) sector. Within the FATF, Ms. De Anda has been extensively involved in substantive work and has held most leadership positions, which grants her a deep knowledge of the FATF. Until June 2023, she held the position of Vice-President for three years. Previously she served as head of the Mexican delegation and co-led Mexico’s efforts for its Mutual Evaluation in 2016-2017. She was also Co-Chair of the Global Network and Co-ordination Group, which oversees the collaboration with and within the nine FATF-Style Regional Bodies, as well as with the observers of the FATF. Additionally, she has been a member of the Steering Group and chaired the Contact Group on Malaysia’s Membership Process.
