
19 Aug 2025
The business of exploitation:
APA-Obs
Senior Analyst, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
Kristina is a senior analyst conducting research on topics such as cyber scam operations, illicit financial flows, money laundering and corruption. She leads the Mekong Network to Counter Transnational Crimes (MNET-CTC), a regional multi-year programme funded by the Australian government. She also co-leads the organization’s work on illicit financial flows.
Prior to this, she worked on South Eastern Europe, conducting analysis on issues such as illicit financial flows, migrant smuggling, and how to strengthen civil society resilience to organized crime and corruption in the region.
Kristina holds a master’s degree in advanced international studies from the Vienna School of International Studies, a BSc in international business from the Vienna University of Business and Economics, and a BA in development studies from the University of Vienna.