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Lisa Osofsky
NationalityAmerican and British
OccupationLawyer
TitleDirector-designate, Serious Fraud Office
TermSeptember 2018-
PredecessorDavid Green

Lisa Osofsky is the director-designate of the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO), and will be in post from 3 September 2018.[1][2]

Osofsky has dual American and British nationality.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree from Amherst College, and a juris doctor from Harvard Law School.[2]

Osofsky worked for the FBI as deputy general counsel.[3] She was then managing director and European head of investigations at Exiger, whom she joined in 2003.[3][4]

In June 2018, it was announced that Osofsky would succeed the SFO's interim director Mark Thompson (who was standing in since David Green left) on 3 September.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Goodley, Simon (4 June 2018). "Ex-FBI lawyer Lisa Osofsky named as head of Serious Fraud Office". the Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b "New head of the Serious Fraud Office announced". Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Lisa Osofsky confirmed as next SFO director". 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Lisa Osofsky confirmed as next director of the Serious Fraud Office". LegalWeek.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.