Sandy trained as a Barrister and worked for the Financial Services Authority where her interest in Compliance and Financial Crime commenced. She moved to the London Stock Exchange working with member firms prior to working on a trading floor for various Stock broking firms where she became a MLRO. She has worked for law firms, Nomura PLC, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Santander etc. on Financial Crime projects for the last 20 years.

She has also advised Fintechs, Asset Managers and Banks on Sanctions issues in her capacity as a Financial Crime Consultant. Sandy is a qualified Solicitor and holds a practising certificate.