Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies

Mayank is a sanctions expert and specializes in conducting investigations across a range of sectors including war crimes, financial crimes including cryptocurrencies, natural resource predation, arms embargo violations, political violence, cyberthreats/cyberattacks, and crimes against humanity. He has expertise in all-source analysis, and has worked in Africa and Asia, including for the UN supporting various sanctions regimes, covering political transitions, security sector reform, and human rights issues. He has also previously worked as a journalist, researcher, and filmmaker for a number of international media outlets and thinktanks including the NYTimes, Time, BBC, Small Arms Survey, Center for American Progress, and Internews.