Mara WESSELING
Senior Financial Crime Expert
45 years old
Lille France
Professional Status
Employed
Open to opportunities
About Me
I’m a Senior Financial Crime expert with a PhD in Political Science focusing especially on combating the financing of terrorism, risk and effectiveness.
Well-versed in both academic and professional (qualitative) research methodologies, I am a critical thinker, with strong analytical skills.
My research background (10+ years) has given me a unique and comprehensive insight in the ever-evolving financial crime landscape and the international efforts of public and private stakeholders to fight financial crime.
Well-versed in both academic and professional (qualitative) research methodologies, I am a critical thinker, with strong analytical skills.
My research background (10+ years) has given me a unique and comprehensive insight in the ever-evolving financial crime landscape and the international efforts of public and private stakeholders to fight financial crime.
- Podcast co-host for Around the Coin on AML/CFT Compliance
- Media performances (i.a. BNR radio, Avro radio)
- Quoted as expert in:
- various Dutch newspapers (NRC, de Correspondent, Volkskrant)
- international press articles
- specialised AML compliance related outlets (ML Bulletin, ACAMS Today, de Compliance Officer)
- various Dutch newspapers (NRC, de Correspondent, Volkskrant)
PUBLICATIONS
• Wesseling, M. & de Goede, M. (2018) Beleid Bestrijding Terrorisme Financiering,
Effectiviteit en Effecten (2013-2016), WODC, p. 239.
• Wesseling, M. (2018) L’efficacité des politiques européennes de lutte contre le
financement du terrorisme : Quelle crédibilité ?, AKFAR/Idées, (also appeared in
Spanish), No 57, p.60-62.
• Wesseling, M. (2018) Een effectief beleid tegen terrorismefinanciering: tijd voor een
eerlijk gesprek, (An effective CFT policy: time for an honest conversation), De
Compliance Officer (Magazine for Compliance Officers), p. 16-19.
• Wesseling, M. (2016) Anticipating a Potential EU Terrorist Finance Tracking System:
Three Lessons in Public-Private Security Cooperation, September2016, Newsletter
RUSI (Royal United Services Institute), London, p. 4-6.
• Wesseling, M. (2016) An EU Terrorist Finance Tracking System, Occasional Paper, RUSI
(Royal United Services Institute), London, p. 35.
• Wesseling, M. (2015) Terrorism in Europe: The decade-long struggle over European
banking data and a policy paradox, Global, University of Leuven.
• Wesseling, M. (2015)“Maatregelen G20 tegen financiering van terrorisme moeten
innovatiever” (G20 Measures for combating terrorism must become more innovative),
Het Parool, p. 14-15, 18 November (Dutch newspaper).
• De Goede, M. & Wesseling, M. (2016) Secrecy and security in transatlantic terrorism
finance tracking, Journal of European Integration.39(3), p.1-17.
• Wesseling, M. (2014) Evaluation of EU measures to combat terrorist financing, Indepth study for the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee of the
European Parliament.
• Wesseling, M (2013) The European Fight against Terrorism Financing: Professional
Fields and New Governing Practices, (PhD thesis) Oisterwijk: Boxpress.
• Wesseling, M., de Goede, M., Amoore, L. (2012) “Datawars Beyond Surveillance,
Opening the Black Box of SWIFT”, Journal of Cultural Economy, pp. 49-66.Wesseling,
M. (2010) “De gegevensoorlog tegen het terrorisme, kosten en baten van transAtlantische informatie-uitwisseling”, Atlantisch Perspectief, No 3. pp. 22-26.
• Wesseling, M. (2007) “Countering Terrorism: Growing Closer Together?”, News sheet
of the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union, September, pp. 17-
18.
• Wesseling, M. (2007) “La coordination des politiques anti-terroristes européennes:
mission impossible?”, Eipascope, No. 1, pp. 19-24.
