Navigating risk is a lot like sailing; wise captains adjust their sails to embrace the winds of change.

Scott McCowan

EY Global Consulting Risk Markets Leader

Thought leader in risk management. Disrupting traditional norms of risk and compliance. Inspired by enterprise and consumer technology innovation. Husband and proud father of two. Golfer-in-training.

Areas of focus

Scott is the EY Global Risk Markets Leader spearheading the modernization of the risk consulting portfolio through creation of technology-led, sector-specific solutions. He helps clients embrace risk, update their risk functions and help implement risk intelligence to help protect their businesses so that they can generate fresh value and obtain a competitive advantage.

Scott previously served as the EY Americas Risk Management leader, driving go-to-market efforts in the Americas for risk management consulting solutions including integrated risk management, digital risk management and third-party risk management.

Scott has served clients across a variety of industries with a focus on Fortune 50 companies. He has extensive experience in integrated risk management, governance risk and compliance process design, internal audit/internal control transformation and risk automation.

Scott has a BS in Computer Information Systems from Bentley University and an MBA from Columbia Business School. 

How Scott is building a better working world

Scott helps organizations across sectors and geographies navigate the evolving risk landscape with confidence. He believes that the highest performing teams are those built around the power of diverse perspectives. Scott leans on his experience helping teams embrace risk and technological change to shape the future with confidence.

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