Thalia is currently Senior Manager in Risk and Operations at Praxis Group. She formerly held prescribed roles as MLRO and MLCO for a portfolio of companies in the banking, trust, funds and securities sector whilst working with Aspida Group. Prior to that she headed the Client Onboarding team for the International Wealth Management, Private Banking at Credit Suisse, Guernsey. Thalia ran her own corporate intelligence businesses for 10 years. She was the CEO of Garm Ltd consulting with a diverse set of clients including private sector companies, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. Her expertise includes business risk management in EMEA countries. Garm Ltd focused on enhanced source-based investigations, risk-assessments and forensic services through a global network providing on-the-ground insights in these regions. Thalia started her career at K2 Intelligence, where she conducted fraud and corruption investigations and carried out due diligence and asset tracing in the Gulf and MENA regions. Prior to founding Garm, Thalia was a partner at another London-based intelligence provider where she founded the French and Middle-East practice and led the Africa team. Thalia received her MA in International Affairs from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) Paris, and Columbia University, New York. She holds a BA (First Class Honours) in European Studies from King’s College London and was recently awarded a Distinction in the ICA International Diploma in Governance, Risk and Compliance.