Biography

Bruna Szego serves as the Chair of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA), where she is tasked with developing the agency’s operations and ensuring the successful implementation of its critical goals. Her priorities include establishing direct and indirect supervision mechanisms, coordinating the Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs), and setting standards across the EU to ensure efficient action against money laundering and terrorism financing.

Ms. Szego began her career at the Bank of Italy in 1990. Throughout her time there, she consistently advanced through roles of increasing responsibility. Prior to leading AMLA, she was at the helm of the AML Supervision and Regulation (SNA). Established in June 2022, the SNA plays a crucial role in fortifying the Bank’s efforts to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. Ms. Szego was instrumental in guiding its inception, overseeing logistics, recruitment, IT development, risk assessment methodologies, and strategic communication across multiple stakeholders.

In her previous role, Ms. Szego headed the Regulations and Macroprudential Analysis Directorate within the Directorate General for Financial Supervision and Regulation. There, she directed the rulemaking process concerning financial intermediaries and the financial system. Her tenure involved leading the Bank’s efforts on many key issues, including the post-crisis Basel reforms, the Banking Union, the resolution framework, and AML regulations.

Throughout her career, she participated in high-level European bodies such as the SRB, the EBA BoS, the EBA Resolution Committee, the EBA AML Standing Committee, ECB and ESRB Committees.

Ms. Szego’s academic foundation in law, coupled with extensive research experience in law and economics, laid the groundwork for her career in financial supervision and regulation. Her commitment to financial integrity continues to drive her AML efforts on a European scale.

She is honored as a Knight of the Italian Republic.