Selvan Lehmann is a researcher at the Basel Institute on Governance and joined the Institute in February 2011. Selvan’s primary task is to manage the Basel AML Index and to assist the ICAR team with research and other operational support tasks on projects related to anti-money laundering and asset recovery.

He has previously gained extensive research skills at the United States House of the Representatives and at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AIGCS), a policy think tank focusing on the transatlantic relationship between Germany/Europe and the U.S.

Selvan holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Bremen and pursued his MSc in Global Crime, Justice and Security at the University of Edinburgh, which was jointly offered by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the School of Law. During his post-graduate studies, Selvan focused on organised crime and international criminal law. His Master thesis on “Policy Transfer and the Analysis of the United States Role in Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering” dealt with international anti-corruption and anti-money laundering measures including efforts by the EU and Council of Europe.