Neil J Jensen, Chief Executive Officer
Neil Jensen is a career public servant of more than 39 years and has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) since 1 September 2002.
Neil is currently leading AUSTRAC through a significant change as Australia's new regulator for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing, while also ensuring AUSTRAC's ongoing work as Australia's world-leading financial intelligence unit.
Globally, Neil is leading the program of financial intelligence units as the Chair of the Committee of the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units comprising 107 countries. In fact, Neil, in his 20th year with AUSTRAC, is the world's longest-serving member of an administrative financial intelligence unit.
Neil is also Australia's Head of Delegation to the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering, comprising 39 member jurisdictions.
Prior to commencing with AUSTRAC, Neil had involvement in the investigation of restrictive trade practices, for 14 years.
Neil is an Adjunct Research Fellow in the Department of Business Law and Taxation at Monash University.
He was awarded the Australian Public Service Medal in 1995 for his contribution to Australia's anti-money laundering program.
Neil holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, majoring in legal studies.
