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Myriam Gafarou

Third Party Risk Management Leader, EY Canada

Committed to helping organizations address their third-party risk management needs. Staunch advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Office Toronto, CA

In today’s digital age, Myriam advises corporate and public sector organizations on how to protect their ecosystems by managing their third-party risk exposure through technology and process improvement. Myriam leads teams of multi-talented professionals across the country using analytics, robotic process automations and EY proprietary tools. She has overseen multi-year third-party management mandates for industry leaders as well as contract compliance programs for global companies. Myriam regularly provides subject matter knowledge to business leaders.

Myriam is a staunch advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in all realms of the community. She sponsors various empowerment programs and sits on several non-profit boards. She loves life and believes in the power of teaming and thinking in innovative ways.

Myriam holds a PMP designation, a joint honours B.A. in economics and finance from McGill University, and a Master's in Construction Finance from Cornell University.

How Myriam is building a better working world:

Our people, our clients, and our communities are interconnected. When we help business leaders optimize their ecosystems, positive impacts trickle down the value chain. We help improve our communities, our talented workforce develops highly sought skills, and advanced technology allows us to make lasting progress.

Empowering the next generation of authentic leaders is key to strengthening our communities. Nurturing disruptive innovation, supporting diversity in the corporate world, and promoting inclusion at all levels allows us to be the change we want to see and build the world we want to live in.

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