FATF Vice-President Vivek Aggarwal

Vivek Aggarwal of India was appointed by the FATF Plenary to replace the outgoing Vice-President Giles Thomson. He assumed his role as Vice-President of the FATF on 1 July 2026. 

Vivek Aggarwal is an Indian Administrative Service Officer and has over three decades of experience in public administration, with extensive expertise in AML/CFT/CPF. Vivek is currently Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Culture. He previously served as Additional Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance; Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND); Head of the Indian Delegation to the FATF and as a member of the FATF Steering Group.

Vivek has played a key role in leading India's Mutual Evaluation (2023-2024), strengthening the country's AML/CFT framework and contributing to the development of FATF standards on emerging risks, including virtual assets and beneficial ownership transparency. He has also worked closely with the FATF Global Network and FATF-Style Regional Bodies to strengthen implementation of FATF Standards, international cooperation and capacity building.

Throughout his career, Vivek has promoted a whole-of-government approach in combating ML/TF/PF, strengthening financial intelligence, public-private partnerships and international cooperation. His work has focused on enhancing the effectiveness of AML/CFT systems while supporting innovation, financial inclusion and resilience against emerging threats.

Vivek began his professional career as a lawyer and holds degrees in Commerce and Law, along with specialisation in Globalisation and International Financial Systems from the London School of Economics.