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Ursa Major Associates provides specialized advisory services to help government and institutions mitigate financial crime risks and build resilient systems.

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Risk Assessment & Gap Analysis

Design and build robust national and sectoral risk assessments to identify and understand illicit finance risks. Conduct expert reviews and gap analysis to strengthen frameworks and controls.

Strategy & Mitigation

Develop tailored and effective strategies to address money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing. 

Advisory Engagements

Deliver project-based or advisory support aligned with your objectives. Work with international organizations, national, state, and local governments, and the private sector to build AML/CFT/CPF knowledge and skills.

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Ministries

Financial
Intelligence Units

International
Organizations

Regulators &
Law Enforcement

Financial
Institutions

ABOUT SANDRA GARCIA

Sandra, CEO of Ursa Major Associates, is an anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) and sanctions expert with more than 15 years of policy and legal experience. She is a trusted advisor to governments, international institutions, and the private sector. She previously served as a senior U.S. Treasury official, where she focused on crafting policy solutions to national security and financial crime threats and risks.

As the Director for National Security Threats and Trends in the Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, she built and led the National Illicit Finance Risk Assessment and Strategy framework. Between 2015 and 2026, she oversaw the creation of over 25 national and sectoral risk assessment products and developed comprehensive mitigation strategies working closely with law enforcement, supervisors, the intelligence community, and the private sector.

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