Emile Van Der Does De Willebois

About the Author

Emile Van Der Does De Willebois is a renowned expert in financial crime and anti-corruption, with a career spanning international organizations and academic institutions. Formerly the head of the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) secretariat, he has dedicated his professional life to unraveling the complex mechanisms that enable kleptocrats and corrupt officials to launder and conceal their ill-gotten gains. Drawing from decades of fieldwork, policy development, and global investigations, Van Der Does De Willebois offers incisive insights into the shadowy world of illicit finance. His seminal work, The Puppet Masters: How the Corrupt Use Legal Structures to Hide Stolen Assets and What to Do About It, exposes the sophisticated legal tools exploited by criminals and provides practical strategies for governments, financial institutions, and civil society to combat them effectively. A Dutch national with a PhD in international law, he continues to advise on transparency reforms worldwide, advocating for a more equitable global financial system.