Edward
Kitt
Ed Kitt is the Illicit Finance Policy Lead at the British Embassy Washington DC, appointed by the UK Government’s newly formed Serious and Organised Crime Network (SOCnet) in March 2019. In his role, Ed engages with partners across the US system to more closely align transatlantic policy approaches in tackling illicit financial flows.
Prior to taking up his current role, Ed served for nearly four years in the National Crime Agency (NCA), where he was first posted to the United Kingdom Financial Intelligence Unit (UKFIU) managing the exchange of financial intelligence between a global network of FIUs. He then joined the NCA’s Project Invigor Taskforce, leading an intelligence cell targeting illicit finances generated by organised immigration crime groups operating in the UK and overseas. Ed worked closely with the Joint Money Laundering Intelligence Taskforce (JMLIT) during his time at the NCA, becoming the Agency’s representative on the Organised Immigration Crime Financial Expert Working Group. This involved collaborating closely with the banking sector on the more effective exchange of tactical and thematic intelligence.