Financial institutions face constant disruption driven by globalization, geopolitical uncertainties, environmental changes, demographic shifts and changing customer expectations. Our teams help clients navigate this changing landscape to capture new opportunities and better manage emerging risks.

Yannic Blais-Gauthier

EY Canada Partner, Financial Services Risk Management

Passionate about finance and risk. Well-being advocate. Active runner and cyclist. Husband. Father of three.

Yannic is an EY Partner and the Canadian lead for the firm’s Financial Services Risk Management practice.

For the past 15 years, Yannic has acquired practical industry experience consulting on a broad range of topics, including risk governance, risk appetite, capital planning, capital allocation and optimization, financial performance, stress testing, economic capital, ICAAP, RAROC and recovery plans.

He has led and managed numerous projects related to cross-cutting issues of performance and risk management for banks, insurance companies, pension funds and Crown corporations.

Yannic holds a Master of Sciences degree in Finance from HEC Montréal and a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Economics from Laval University. He is a certified Financial Risk Manager and CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist) member.

How Yannic is building a better working world

"I am a trusted advisor, mentor and proactive advocate for well-being, diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I). A firm believer in the importance of wellbeing and flexibility at work, I lead by example, promoting a good work-life balance for all."

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