Sandra Edun Watler

Sandra is an experienced Attorney-at-Law with over 20 years of expertise in Regulatory and Compliance, particularly in Anti-Money Laundering (AML). She has held senior leadership roles at two global offshore law firms, providing internal and client-facing AML, Compliance, and Regulatory services.

Previously, she served as legal counsel at the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), supporting its Regulatory, Compliance, and Operational divisions and acting as a legal assessor for the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF).

Sandra has been a prominent leader in the compliance sector, having served as Chairman of the Caribbean Regional Compliance Association and President of the Cayman Islands Compliance Association. She actively contributes to AML and financial crime initiatives through her work with the AML & Financial Crime Caribbean Task Force of ACAMS.

She is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), a Certified ACAMS Trainer, and a Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP). Sandra also serves on public-private partnership working groups and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences.