I love working with power and utilities clients to help them address regulatory, investigations and compliance matters while fostering their agility and innovation.

Alicia Ortego

EY US Forensic Power & Utilities Leader, Ernst & Young LLP

Enjoys helping clients in the power and utilities space with their regulatory, investigations and compliance matters. Passionate about diversity, inclusion and family.

Alicia is a managing director with the Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) Forensics Investigations & Compliance team.

Alicia (pronounced Ah-lee-thee-ah) is based in Los Angeles and has significant industry and Big Four experience leading forensic teams on a variety of power and utilities clients and engagements, including regulatory and compliance matters, claims, forensic investigations, litigation support and transaction forensics. 

Alicia started her EY career in Madrid and has led high-performing teams across jurisdictions for some of the largest investor-owned utilities (IOUs) in the US, as well as for major utilities, oil and gas corporations in Europe.

Alicia has held diversity, equity and inclusion leadership positions and is passionate about leading diverse teams, as well as developing and promoting an inclusive culture at EY US and clients.

Alicia holds an BS in Business Administration, an MBA from EUDE Business School and is a certified fraud examiner (CFE).

How Alicia is building a better working world

I have dedicated most of my career to assisting power and utilities as well as large corporations with risk management, compliance assessments, integrity matters and complex analysis. I have worked with clients and teams across multiple jurisdictions, always fostering diversity, inclusion and equity. I also have worked closely with management teams, C-suite executives, and attorneys to identify risks, vulnerabilities and recommend solutions. I have assisted clients with making their ethics and compliance programs robust, conducted fraud investigations and helped with responses to regulatory requirements and inquiries.

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