Prior to joining Kroll, Anna handled business development, external affairs and corporate strategy in the energy, private security, defense and logistics sectors. She also has extensive experience with two major oil companies, where she led an upstream business intelligence team and directed their international external affairs and commercial initiatives. Earlier in her career, she provided risk management and protective security solutions to extractive clients and governments in high-risk jurisdictions during her six-year tenure at a top-tier private security and risk management firm.
Anna is a client relationship leader, responsible for business growth and providing guidance and advice to clients, as well as recommending expert advisory solutions that address each unique client requirement. On a project-by-project basis, Anna conducts an initial jurisdictional triage and then works with the relevant regional leaders to ensure the best staff and skillsets are deployed. Anna’s clients include corporates, law firms, government agencies and international development organizations, among others. She works with companies’ legal and regulatory teams and when needed, external counsel, to evaluate regulatory exposure, address self-reporting issues and implement necessary remediation steps.
Anna also worked in the forensics practice at a Big Four firm in the Middle East and Europe. In this role, she supported law firms and corporations in conducting complex investigations and remediations. Additionally, she helped implement practices to prevent, detect and respond to workplace misconduct, corruption, fraud and other financial crimes.
Anna received her bachelor’s degree from American University’s School of International Service and is a recipient of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation fellowship for graduate studies at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. She has published several articles related to the oil and gas sector, transparency and corruption initiatives.
