Petra Sipe brings nearly 20 years of experience leading complex cross-border investigations, strategic intelligence engagements, and risk management assignments for multinational corporations, financial institutions, law firms, sovereign entities, and international organizations.

Her expertise spans financial crime and special investigations, asset tracing and recovery, business intelligence, geopolitical risk, AML and sanctions-related matters, and other sensitive issues involving complex international structures and high-risk jurisdictions. Throughout her career, she has advised senior executives, government officials, and other decision-makers on politically sensitive and commercially significant matters worldwide.

Prior to joining Forward Global, Petra founded and led an independent investigations and risk advisory practice and served as a senior advisor to an international strategic intelligence firm, supporting sovereign and multinational clients on financial intelligence, asset recovery, geopolitical analysis, and AML compliance. She previously held various roles at Deloitte, where she led investigations, business intelligence, and compliance engagements across multiple jurisdictions.

Petra holds a Master’s degree in International Development with a concentration in Financial Crime Investigations from American University, and a Bachelor’s degree in International Affairs from Florida State University. She is fluent in English, Czech, and Slovak, and proficient in Russian and Polish.