André Kahn is a director at K2 Integrity, where he advises government and financial institution clients on the full spectrum of anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) and economic sanctions issues, particularly in the Middle East. André works with government and financial institution clients to help assess their money laundering and terrorist financing risks, strengthen their AML/CFT frameworks and bring them in line with global standards, international best practices, and local requirements.
Prior to joining K2 Integrity, André was a research officer at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), where he provided financial integrity policy and technical advice regarding AML/CFT and counter-proliferation financing legal frameworks, risk-based supervision of financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions (DNFBPs), beneficial ownership transparency, and money laundering/terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks, including those related to FinTech products and cryptocurrencies. He participated in discussions with a range of external stakeholders, including the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Secretariat, FATF-style regional bodies, FATF and FSRB delegations, and civil society organizations on relevant AML/CFT issues.
Before his time at the IMF, André was a compliance analyst at Cross River Bank, where he tested compliance with laws and regulations pertaining to the bank’s products and services, identified regulatory/policy gaps and their root causes, and worked with business units to correct deficiencies.
André holds an LL.M. from New York University School of Law, an M.A. in international affairs from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, and an M.A., magna cum laude, in business law from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. He completed the FATF Joint Assessor Training (2021) and the FATF Joint Assessor Training refresher (2024).