Helena Wood

Helena Wood is the Director of Public Policy and Strategic Engagement at Cifas, the UK’s largest not-for-profit fraud prevention membership organisation. Prior to joining Cifas in 2023, Helena was a Senior Research Fellow and head of the UK Economic Crime Programme at RUSI's Centre for Finance and Security, where she published a wide body of research on fraud, money-laundering and asset recovery. Helena started her career in public service and spent over a decade in financial crime related positions across the National Crime Agency, the Asset Recovery Agency, HM Treasury, and the Charity Commission.