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To stay competitive, organizations can differentiate themselves by building stakeholder trust. To create such an ecosystem, they must embed risk management in their business strategy and operations.

Vignesh Veerasamy

EY Americas West Risk Markets Leader

Strategic thinker. Complex-problem solver. Innovation enthusiast.

Vignesh is the Risk Markets Leader in EY Americas West, driving strategic growth and overseeing 150+ resources. He is also the EY Global and EY Americas Third-Party Risk Lead. He has over 20 years of broad experience in IT and finance, experienced in third-party risk management; IT risk management; controls transformation; and governance, risk and compliance (GRC) technology enablement.

Vignesh serves as the Chairperson on the Executive Advisory Committee for the Western Regional Minority Supplier Development Council (WRMSDC), whose mission is to advance business opportunities for minority businesses.

Vignesh holds a BComp in Information Systems and a BBA from the National University of Singapore.

How Vignesh is building a better working world

Vignesh helps his clients build trust with their stakeholders by transforming and supporting the organization’s risk agenda. He is passionate about giving his teams and clients experiences and outcomes that are both individual and immersive. Vignesh contributes to EY’s award-winning diversity and inclusiveness culture by building high-performing teams and championing talent from diverse backgrounds. 

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