Photographic portrait of David Fabian
I enjoy the fast-paced nature of private companies. They are agile and react quickly to disruption, with great impact to their marketplace. That agility can offer a distinct advantage.

David Fabian

EY Americas Assurance Private Client Services Co-Leader

Focuses on assisting clients expand and diversify their business units across borders. Tennis player. Loves spending time with my two children and new puppy.

David has committed his career to building innovative approaches to servicing and auditing privately held companies across North America. He brings more than 25 years of experience cultivating private company relationships.

Based in Toronto, David is deeply experienced at building a better private company infrastructure and delivering quality audits that add value and provide business insights. He is skilled in asking better questions that can fuel expansion, growth, diversification and more. David also serves as the Leader of our Canadian PCS practice, where he built up our well-established brand among entrepreneurs to revolutionize our ability to provide innovative and high-quality services to private companies.

David has hosted several private company webcasts and moderated and led round tables and learning events for private business owners and professionals.

David earned a BBA from the University of Western Ontario. He is a CA and CPA and a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario and Alberta.

How David is building a better working world 

“At EY, we focus exclusively on helping business owners and entrepreneurs take advantage of opportunities and address challenges unique to private companies.

In my career, I have assisted private companies by helping them navigate complex accounting and tax issues, expand and diversify their business units across borders, and equipping them for long-term and sustainable success.”

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