Mrs. Leni Ysaguirre McGann

Mrs. Leni Ysaguirre McGann is an Attorney-at-Law and the Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit of Belize (FIU), with which organization she has served since 2013. As Director Leni has been a catalyst for change within the FIU, including piloting the implementation of recently enacted Civil Asset Recovery and Unexplained Wealth legislation. Prior to being appointed Director, Leni served as Deputy Director and Legal Officer in which capacity she served a driving role in prosecuting financial crimes and shaping organizational policy. Leni serves as the Chair of Belize’s National Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism Committee (NAMLC), leading national efforts to comply with international AML/CFT standards. In this regard, she leads two key national initiatives currently being carried out by the FIU: coordinating the country's efforts to address the various milestones encompassed in the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force mutual evaluation process and updating Belize’s National Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment. Leni has been a key member of Belize’s delegation to CFATF since 2013 and has served as co- chair of the CFATF International Cooperation Review Group (ICRG) since 2016. ICRG plays a critical role in the CFATF mutual evaluation follow-up process. She is also a certified assessor for the FATF 4th Round.Leni brings a cross-disciplinary background to her role at the FIU. She received her Legal Education Certificate from Norman Manley Law School (JA) in 2013 and her Bachelor of Laws from the University of the West Indies (BAR) in 2011. She also obtained a Bachelor of Arts in International Financial Markets from Anglia Ruskin University (UK) in 2007.