Ana leads Control Risks’ Business Intelligence practice for Central and Eastern Europe and the DACH region. She advises corporates, private market investors and their legal counsel on reputational, regulatory and integrity risks linked to investments, disputes and investigations.
Ana has particular experience in financial crime, compliance and corruption-related matters across EMEA, gained through previous roles in the financial advisory practice of a “Big Four” consultancy, and the global investigations team of a major automotive manufacturer. Ana also supports client engagement across Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Central and Eastern Europe, advising on risk mitigation strategies across complex jurisdictions.
Recent projects that Ana has worked on include:
- Reputational risk assessment for a global investor considering a joint venture with a CEE entrepreneur known for litigious behaviour and high-risk partnerships
- Internal fraud investigation into the Dutch and German operations of a multinational, identifying key individuals responsible for significant financial losses
- Problem-solving support for an investor in renewables in a high-risk Eastern European country, facing extortion and project obstruction
- Financial crime and political risk review of a Swiss-headquartered pharmaceutical company with CEE operations and a complex distribution network
- Investigation into state-owned defence companies in the Balkans, to assess exposure to supply chain gaps and arms smuggling allegations
Before joining Control Risks, Ana was a senior member of the financial advisory department of a “Big Four” consultancy, and a member of the global investigations team for a prominent automotive manufacturer.
Ana holds Master’s degrees in Russian, Central and Eastern European Studies (University of Glasgow) and Baltic Sea Region Studies (University of Turku), and a BA in Political Science (University of Zagreb). Apart from native Serbian and Croatian, Ana speaks fluent English and German, as well as intermediary Slovenian, Macedonian and Russian.