Thelesklaf, Daniel

Daniel Thelesklaf is the Co-Executive Director of the Basel Institute on Governance. A lawyer by profession, he comes with 13 years of experience in anti-money laundering and anti-corruption work. After an initial career in the private sector, he became the first Director of the Swiss Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) in 1998. In 2002/2003, he was Head of the Liechtenstein Due Diligence Unit (supervisor). Daniel Thelesklaf was also involved in the establishment of the FIUs of the Bahamas, Ukraine, Macedonia, Kosovo and Kyrgyzstan.