Sawako Ishibashi is a Principal in the Forensics Division of Ernst & Young ShinNihon LCC. Her primary responsibilities include referral operations and support for the establishment of global compliance systems. She is also the current lead for the life sciences sector within the division.
She joined the firm as a US CPA, initially engaging in advisory services and accounting audits for foreign-affiliated companies and later transferring to the Forensics Division in 2013. Her career focus has been the life sciences sector, where she has supported fraud investigations and the establishment of compliance systems, as well as the implementation of fraud risk systems and administration systems for overseas subsidiaries.
She is a graduate of Keio University’s Faculty of Law.
How Sawako is shaping the future with confidence
“I aim to be an intermediary bridging the differences between sometimes opposing parties, whether they are head offices and subsidiaries of global corporations, senior management and employees, or the business world and society. My role is to respect and connect the approaches and aspirations inherent to each of these while working to improve organizational culture and compliance frameworks. I am committed to realizing the EY Purpose by engaging with industry challenges while never losing sight of who and what compliance is intended to serve.”