Jason Sharman is a Professor at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia working jointly at the Centre for Governance and Public Policy and the Griffith Asia Institute. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Sharman’s research is focused on the regulation of global finance, especially as relates to international financial centres. He has worked as a consultant with the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Commonwealth Secretariat, Financial Action Task Force, the Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering, Pacific Islands Forum and in the private sector.

His fourth book, Corruption and Money Laundering: A Symbiotic Relationship, co-authored with David Chaikin, was published in 2009.