JP Willemse is a Senior Financial Investigations Specialist with the Basel Institute on Governance, International Centre for Asset Recovery.   

JP joined the Basel Institute in August 2019 after a 20-year career with the Asset Forfeiture Unit in South Africa where he was the Head of Financial Investigations.

JP also served in the South African Police Service for 13 years and worked as a detective in the Organized Crime Investigation Unit, where his main focus was on financial investigations in mayor organized crime syndicates.

JP is based in Malawi where he works closely with the relevant law enforcement agencies assisting them to build capacity in asset recovery and financial investigations.