Claudia Helms is the Program Manager for Latin America & the Caribbean at Global Financial Integrity (GFI). Ms. Helms is primarily part of projects that analyses corruption and financial crimes in Latin America and the Caribbean. Her interests include anti-corruption measures, security, democracy, and women empowerment in the Western Hemisphere. Prior to joining GFI, Ms. Helms worked for several years at the Organization of American States, in the Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation. A trained attorney, Ms. Helms graduated with honors from Universidad de Lima in Peru. Ms. Helms also holds a Master’s of Liberal Arts in Government, and a Graduate Certificate in Social Justice from Harvard University. As of 2023, she has been speaker for international conferences on financial crimes, anti corruption and government matters. Ms. Helms is currently part of the joint Executive Diploma on Anti-Corruption and Diplomacy from United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA); and has also graduated with a Certificate of Anti-Corruption Legal Studies from American University.