Mr. Samuel Were Wandera is an Economist, a certified PRINCE2 Member in Managing Successful Programs in a Controlled Environment, and a Certified Anti-money Laundering Specialist. He is a country/peer assessor on Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing matters. He has a wealth of experience in strategic planning, stakeholder management, risk management, and financial analysis.

He previously served at the Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development in various capacities, and he was also involved in setting up and operationalisation of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) framework in Uganda. He has been the Director of Compliance and Training at the Financial Intelligence Authority.
He is passionate about AML/CT compliance, public awareness and stakeholder engagement on AML/CFT matters.