Philip Smith

Head of Financial Crime Booking.com

Phil is the Head of Financial Crime and Human Rights Risk Management, where he leads the organization's legal and compliance functions focused on financial crime and human rights abuse prevention. Prior to joining Booking.com, Phil was the Senior Director and Head of Anti-Money Laundering at Coupang, in Seoul, South Korea and the Associate General Counsel for Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering & Risk at VEON Ltd., in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Phil's additional previous experiences includes roles in Legal and Compliance at Credit Suisse AG in Zurich, Switzerland and New York, USA and opportunities at the Financial Action Task Force in Paris, France, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control in Washington, DC, USA, and at an international law firm working on an anti-bribery and corruption investigation in Stuttgart, Germany. Phil is a licensed lawyer in New York, USA and a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist. Phil received a BA from Williams College and JD from the University of Michigan Law School.