Satyavati Berera

About Satyavati Berera

Satyavati Berera is the former COO of PwC India and the first woman in a Big 4 firm in the country to hold the position. After more than 40 years of managing diverse portfolios, Satya retired from the firm in March 2023.Satya started her career as an article trainee in 1980 and became a Partner in 1995. Before becoming the COO in 2016, she played key leadership roles at the firm, most recently as the Consulting Leader for the firm in India from 2013 to December 2015, while also being the Managing Partner for the firm\'s North region. She served as an Audit Partner from 1995 to 2005 and thereafter, led the Risk Advisory Services for the firm in India from 2005 to 2013.Satya has extensively worked across sectors in the areas of Assurance, Consulting and Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Services. She was actively involved in designing and implementing control strengthening and process improvement solutions for a variety of Indian and multinational companies.For the last several years, Satya has been closely associated with Mobile Creches, a not-for-profit organisation devoted to the education of young children from marginalised communities.Satya graduated from Lady Shri Ram College in Economics and is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).

Experience

1. PwC India

   Apr 2023 — Present

Education

• Lady Shri Ram College For Women

  Bachelor’s Degree

Skills

• Risk Advisory Including Governance
• Consulting, Compliance and Controls and Business Transformation
• Assurance