Julia Yansura

Program Manager, Latin America & The Caribbean, Global Financial Integrity

Julia Yansura is the Program Manager for Latin America & the Caribbean at Global Financial Integrity, a Washington, DC-based think tank that produces analysis of illicit financial flows. Yansura currently leads a project researching financial crimes across 33 Latin American and Caribbean countries, and is the author of several recent reports, including "Narcotics Proceeds in the Western Hemisphere" and “The Gold Standard: Addressing Illicit Financial Flows in the Colombian Gold Sector through Greater Transparency.” Prior to joining Global Financial Integrity, Yansura conducted research and implemented projects related to the financial services sector in Central America. In 2016, she and Manuel Orozco co-authored the book ‘Centroamérica en la mira: La migración en su relación con el desarrollo y las oportunidades para el cambio,’ which looks at current trends in Central American migration and presents opportunities to leverage remittances for economic development. Ms. Yansura also worked on international development projects related to remittances, financial inclusion and mobile money in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Mexico and Jamaica. From 2016-2019, she managed a project promoting access to formal financial services for 150,000 people in Guatemala. Ms. Yansura holds an MA in Latin American Studies from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and a certificate in Migration, Refugees, and Humanitarian Crises from the Institute for the Study of International Migration.