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David Soud
I.R. Consilium LLC
Head of Research and Analysis
Description
Dr. W. David Soud is Head of Research and Analysis at I.R. Consilium, a family-owned consulting firm in Maryland, USA that specializes in issues of maritime security, resource security, and strategy. In that role, he has become a leading expert on illicit supply chains and the criminal exploitation of extractives, including gold. His work on gold encompasses tracking and targeting illegal mining, gold laundering, gold-based money laundering (GBML), and sanctions evasion, and has included a groundbreaking series of reports for the OECD as well as an ongoing five-year collaborative research grant from the United States National Science Foundation. Dr. Soud also collaborates with law enforcement and security agencies as well as diplomatic corps around the world, and partners and clients from both civil society and the private sector.
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