Nikos Passas is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern Univ., Visiting Professor at Basel Institute on Governance and Vienna Centre for Corporate Governance and Business Ethics. His degrees are from the Universities of Athens, Paris-II and Edinburgh. He is fluent in 6 languages and has more than 230 publications on corruption, illicit financial/trade flows, sanctions, informal fund transfers, remittances, terrorism, and financial regulation. He consults with law firms, financial institutions and various organizations, including the UN, EU, OECD, OSCE, IMF, the World Bank, research institutions and government agencies in all continents.