Jack D. Smith

Jack D. Smith serves as a Professorial Lecturer in Law at the George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC, where he teaches “International Money Laundering, Corruption and Terrorism” as a certified anti-money laundering specialist.

His educational credentials include:

• BA from George Washington University
• JD from George Washington University

Professor Smith’s expertise focuses on combating financial crimes through practical application of international law and regulatory frameworks. His career bridges government enforcement and global capacity-building, highlighted by founding the International Centre for Asset Recovery in Basel to assist developing nations. His work emphasizes recovering illicit assets from corruption cases and disrupting terrorism financing networks, leveraging deep experience in financial system vulnerabilities.

No verifiable information exists regarding student advising or research grant management.

He established the International Centre for Asset Recovery in Basel, Switzerland (2006) with Swiss government support, creating a dedicated hub for training foreign officials in cross-border asset tracing and corruption prosecution.