She is the Founder and Senior Managing Director of CAT Investigators, a New York–based forensic and investigative intelligence firm specializing in criminal defense investigations, financial crime analysis, litigation support, and sophisticated civil fraud matters. Under her leadership, CAT Investigators has developed a reputation for disciplined investigative methodology, evidentiary integrity, and strategic alignment with litigation and regulatory frameworks. Afia personally establishes investigative protocols, compliance safeguards, and quality-control systems that reflect best-in-class professional practice within the criminal and financial crime sector.
Afia is a licensed private investigator, and her investigative leadership is reinforced by an extensive legal and academic foundation. She holds a Juris Doctor (JD), a Master of Laws (LLM), and a Master’s degree with specialization in Political Science, providing her with a multidimensional understanding of criminal systems, regulatory structures, governance frameworks, and geopolitical risk. A former U.S. litigation attorney and currently licensed in India, she brings courtroom fluency to investigative execution — translating complex fact patterns into structured, legally actionable intelligence.
She has been listed in Who’s Who in America in recognition of her professional distinction and national impact. She is the recipient of the American Bar Association Outstanding Achievement Award for Pro Bono Work, reflecting her longstanding commitment to justice and access to due process. Further underscoring her global policy engagement, she was awarded a competitive scholarship to pursue doctoral research in Counterterrorism and De-Radicalization through programs affiliated with the United Nations and NATO — reinforcing her expertise at the intersection of security policy, financial networks, extremism prevention, and institutional risk.
Her investigative portfolio includes contributions to landmark and high-profile matters, including the Blackwater trial, complex espionage investigations, major real estate and investment fraud cases, and sophisticated financial misconduct schemes. Her leadership has supported multimillion-dollar recoveries, successful post-conviction relief petitions, structured fraud analyses, and investigative findings that have informed regulatory scrutiny and legislative reform discussions.
Afia serves as a Senior Board Member of the Coalition Against Financial Crimes (U.S.), contributing to strategic initiatives addressing global financial crime, sanctions evasion, trade-based money laundering, crypto-enabled fraud, and compliance system vulnerabilities. She is frequently consulted by legal teams, corporate executives, and policy stakeholders on investigative risk assessment, typology development, and enforcement strategy.
Beyond her casework, Afia is a respected public voice on criminal justice reform, financial crime enforcement, sanctions compliance, investigative methodology, and institutional transparency. Through speaking engagements, policy advisory work, and investigative journalism initiatives, she continues to shape discourse around how modern criminal and financial investigations should be conducted.
Afia believes investigations are about restoring integrity where trust has eroded — pursuing truth with discipline, courage, and unwavering ethics to uphold accountability and justice.