Martha Lucía (Colombia) is the first contact person for the Latin America & the Caribbean region. As an Attorney and Master´s in Business Administration, she has knowledge on banking regulation and risk management, and extensive experience designing, implementing and evaluating programs on corporate ethics, financial inclusion, regulatory compliance, financial intelligence and anti-money laundering & anti-terrorism financing.
She worked as Executive Director of the ACCION Network in Latin America, Regional Project Director of ACCION´s Remittance and Microfinance Program, and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer for Latin America & Caribbean Region of Western Union Financial Services Inc. In Colombia, Martha Lucía worked as Prosecutor on Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Extorsion & Anti-Kidnapping crimes, Director General (ad hoc) and Advisor to the Director General of the Financial Intelligence Unit-UIAF, Anti-Money Laundering & Regulatory Compliance Manager of Colfondos S.A. Pension and Severance Fund, Visiting Attorney of the Attorney General Office, Associate Attorney of Idrobo & Asociados S.A. Law Firm, and she practices as an Independent Attorney & Consultant.