Dr. Giridhar Kannan (Giri) is the Founder & Director at AML SureCheck™ which he established to fulfil his mission of helping businesses check adherence to AML/CTF Compliance. 

Giridhar Kannan (Giri) is an expert in anti-financial crime, sanctions, fraud, and the controls and technology used to mitigate these risks. His extensive and practical experience of more than 20 years in implementing compliance programs and assessing company compliance with regulatory and industry standards was gained from his previous role as a first-line regulator and as a financial crime internal auditor with Westpac Group providing trusted advisory through testing  of their AML/CTF controls, processes and systems during and after AUSTRAC enforcement action .

Giri holds a Ph.D. in Management and is as an adjunct faculty at the University of Sydney, Business School where he tutors International Financial Crime as a subject to post graduate students. He is a member of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) and holds the Advanced ACAMS – AUDIT certification. Giri is also a member of the Australian Compliance Institute and Professional Member at the Institute of Internal Auditors - Australia (IIA-A). He holds the privilege of being the first author to publish a White Paper on AML/CTF Audit at IIA-A