Ruta
Bajarunaite
Rūta Bajarūnaitė is an independent financial crime adviser. She is former lead of the Legislative Initiatives and Methodology Group at the Center of Excellence in Anti-Money Laundering – public-private partnership established in Lithuania. As part of her daily activities, she was involved in the preparation of summaries, guidelines, recommendations, and legislative initiatives to improve ML/TF prevention system. She was responsible for the coordination of expert working groups (AML/CTF Law Amendment Group and Sanctions Task Force) as well.
Prior joining the Centre of Excellence in AML she worked as a bilingual lawyer and supported an international law firm on a high-profile anti-money laundering investigation in Stockholm on behalf of a multinational financial institution. Later she joined KPMG Lithuania as an AML advisor.