Dr. Oguzhan Akin is the co-founder and Vice President of Luxembourg for Transparency (L4T) asbl. As a known professional in financial crime compliance and regulatory strategy, he serves as a Senior Compliance Officer at China Construction Bank (Luxembourg) and is the Ambassador for the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) in Luxembourg. He is an active member of the Transparency International Expert Network and the Association Luxembourgeoise des Compliance Officers (ALCO), and he serves on the Expert Network and Compliance Committees of the Association des Banques et Banquiers, Luxembourg (ABBL).
Throughout a 16-year career, Oguzhan has developed extensive expertise in institutional integrity across five jurisdictions: Luxembourg, Poland, the United Kingdom, Nigeria, and Turkey. His professional trajectory is defined by a steadfast commitment to cross-border regulatory enforcement and risk management, specifically in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), Combating the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), Sanctions, and Banking Compliance. Having held key positions at global institutions such as Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, and PwC, he now provides specialised analysis on the mechanisms of money laundering and the transparency of global financial flows as a member of the Transparency International Expert Network.
Oguzhan has been contributing to the Luxembourgish financial ecosystem since 2021. He established and leads the compliance training curriculum within the Executive Education division of the Luxembourg School of Business (LSB), where he also serves as an Adjunct Professor. His focus encompasses the ethical deployment of Artificial Intelligence, ESG frameworks, and the oversight of virtual assets, alongside traditional compliance mandates. His insights into how illicit financial networks and informal markets impact the global economy have been featured in international publications, including the New York Post. Oguzhan earned his PhD in Finance from Kozminski University, with academic research highlighting transparency practices and imperfect markets. At L4T, he contributes to driving policy development and advocates for accountability standards that address systemic financial crime.
