Dr. Rachel Southworth
Director of Southworth Consulting & VRS' Australia Contact
Originally from the UK, Rachel Southworth Ph.D. has worked internationally in a range of financial crime compliance positions for major financial institutions including the Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong; HSBC Hong Kong and HSBC Plc. She has a Ph.D. in financial crime control: risk, regulation and the role of the UK banking sector.
Prior to working in Compliance, Rachel worked with the UK Financial Services Authority (now Financial Conduct Authority) and the UK Treasury in Financial Crime Policy, and Surrey Police in Policing Policy. She has an extensive network of contacts in the field of financial crime policy and compliance, as well as international regulatory and law enforcement agencies, built throughout her years of work and research experience.
Having settled in Australia with her partner and three children, Rachel is now based in Brisbane, QLD.
Rachel is alumni of the London School of Economics and Political Science and Cardiff University (UK).
Prior to working in Compliance, Rachel worked with the UK Financial Services Authority (now Financial Conduct Authority) and the UK Treasury in Financial Crime Policy, and Surrey Police in Policing Policy. She has an extensive network of contacts in the field of financial crime policy and compliance, as well as international regulatory and law enforcement agencies, built throughout her years of work and research experience.
Having settled in Australia with her partner and three children, Rachel is now based in Brisbane, QLD.
Rachel is alumni of the London School of Economics and Political Science and Cardiff University (UK).