DUNCAN JEPSON

Duncan Jepson is founder and managing director of Liberty Shared (previously Liberty Asia), a leading global anti-trafficking NGO working on counter modern slavery and wildlife trafficking. Established in 2011, Liberty Shared won a Google Ideas Award in 2013. With the support of the U.S. State Department, Liberty Shared has developed and implemented the only victim case management system for NGOs to manage, store and analyze victim data and to create larger data sets on trafficking. Liberty Shared has also designed and runs the primary global anti-trafficking community platform, Freedom Collaborative.

Duncan was regional general counsel and head of compliance in financial services industry across Asia Pacific for nearly fifteen years, responsible for a wide range of issues, including M&A, investment products, white collar crime matters and corporate governance. He is a qualified solicitor of England and Wales and has an MBA and bachelor’s degree in accountancy and financial management. Jepson is currently a director of Fair Rubber Association, the Traffik Analysis Data Hub and CINTOC (The Center on Illicit Networks and Transnational Organized Crime).