George is an anti-financial crime data and insights lead at ACAMS, the world's largest association of AML professionals. Before joining ACAMS, he headed the Paris branch of a boutique corporate intelligence consultancy and has strong credentials in corporate investigations and political risk analysis.

An ACAMS-certified global sanctions specialist (CGSS) and certified anti-money laundering specialist (CAMS), he has proven expertise in the geopolitics, security and economics of wider Europe and the former Soviet Union. George has written extensively on international affairs and has published to date two books and hundreds of articles.