Since January 2003, Mr. Anjos has been in charge of the coordination unit responsible for on-site inspections related to money laundering prevention at the Central Bank of Brazil, where he has worked since 1993. Mr. Anjos is a coordinator in the department responsible for supervising anti-money laundering policies, reviewing the operational procedures and controls of banks and other financial institutions, among other functions.

At the 2002 Bank of International Settlements seminar in Basel, Switzerland , Mr. Anjos presented the methods of the Central Bank of Brazil in its prevention of illegalities in Brazilian financial institutions. In 2003-2004, he was one of six international evaluators of the Financial Action Task Force responsible for the Mutual Evaluation of Argentina, which sought to verify Argentinean compliance with FATF's Forty Recommendations. In 2005, he was the evaluator of the AML policies and procedures implemented for the Tokyo Branch of the Banco do Brasil, the largest Brazilian bank, to assure compliance with Japanese legislation.

Wolney Anjos earned a bachelor's degree in engineering in Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, and a bachelor's and master's degree in accounting from Universidade de São Paulo. His master's thesis was on the subject of evaluating the role of external audits in money laundering prevention.

During this Humphrey year, Mr. Anjos intends to study American anti-money laundering legislation and methods of implementation. Mr. Anjos also wishes to broaden his experience in banking and finance in order to learn about derivatives and US securities, mainly about their main characteristics and trading, since such financial products are increasingly being used for money laundering purposes. Also, Mr. Anjos intends to forge ties with US private firms and government agencies that focus on money laundering prevention.