Oksana Ihnatenko
Researcher for project SMURF, CFSCentre for Finance and Security
Biography
Oksana Ihnatenko is a Researcher for the Supervising and Monitoring Ukraine’s Reconstruction Funds (SMURF) project at the Centre for Finance and Security at RUSI. Her research examines resilience and integrity of the Ukraine's financial system. In particular, her research focuses on Ukraine's adherence to FATF standards, fighting financial crime, anti-money laundering efforts, and issues surrounding reconstruction.
Prior to joining RUSI, Oksana worked in the private sector in Ukraine, law firms in Poland, and the UK. She also had an internship with the Clooney Foundation for Justice working on the investigation of war crimes in Ukraine.
Oksana holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and a Master of Laws (LLM) in International Business Law from the London School of Economics. Her dissertation focused on the sanctions regime and legal ways to seize Russian frozen assets to fund Ukraine’s reconstruction.
