Neil Giles began his journey with STOP THE TRAFFIK in 2007 after a chance meeting that sparked his dedication to countering human trafficking. Since then, he has become a leading figure in using intelligence to disrupt traffickers’ business models. The intelligence products he has helped develop are now actively driving prevention efforts and law enforcement investigations worldwide. In 2017, he co-founded the Traffik Analysis Hub to further these efforts.

With an extensive background in law enforcement, Neil has served with New Scotland Yard, Regional and National Crime Squads, the National Criminal Intelligence Service, and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA). He has led major international operations against organised crime, including his role as the UK Law Enforcement Attached to North America, based at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. 

 At SOCA (now the National Crime Agency), Neil led the agency’s global human intelligence development on organised crime, with operational experience in Afghanistan, Colombia, and West Africa. He spearheaded the UK’s cross-government programme to prevent cocaine trafficking and chaired Europol’s multinational counter-cocaine initiative. He latterly also served as COO at UK Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP). 

For over 16 years, Neil has worked at the forefront of counter-human

 trafficking efforts, shaping intelligence-led prevention and enforcement strategies that have transformed responses to modern slavery worldwide.