Anisa Chowdhury, CPA, CA
Vice President, Corporate Sustainability & Assurance
Anisa Chowdhury, CPA, CA, is an accomplished audit and risk management professional with deep expertise in corporate sustainability, sustainability assurance, and ESG compliance. With extensive experience in internal audits, financial risk assessments, and regulatory compliance, Ms. Chowdhury has led key sustainability audits, ensuring alignment with global reporting standards, such as GRI, CSRD, and TCFD.
Prior to joining KERAMIDA, Ms. Chowdhury served as an Audit Manager at S&P Global, where she played a pivotal role in evaluating ESG disclosures, assessing governance frameworks, and implementing sustainability-focused audit strategies. She excels at managing cross-functional teams to strengthen sustainability initiatives, providing strategic recommendations to enhance corporate responsibility and regulatory adherence. Her work includes corporate sustainability disclosure audits, governance assessments, and data-driven evaluations of environmental and social impact reporting.
Throughout her career, Ms. Chowdhury has provided valuable audit insights that have contributed to meaningful business improvements. Her work in reviewing Travel & Expense policies helped identify and address compliance gaps, leading to millions in T&E cost recoveries. She also uncovered irregularities amounting to millions in inappropriate sales discounting and supported due diligence efforts that optimized merger and acquisition costs. Additionally, her forensic expertise has helped detect instances of fraud, waste, and duplicate payments, thereby strengthening internal controls and enhancing financial oversight.
Ms. Chowdhury’s background in forensic auditing and compliance, combined with her proficiency in automation and data analytics, has driven process improvements and enhanced risk management frameworks. A recognized thought leader in sustainability auditing, she provides guidance to clients on best practices for ESG compliance and regulatory readiness.
She holds a CPA, CA designation from Canada, is currently pursuing an Executive MBA at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and is an active contributor to industry publications in the IIA Magazine on fraud prevention and internal controls and receipient of the Institute of Internal Auditors – 2021 Ted Keys Award for outstanding quality, clear presentation of ideas, practicality, and relevance to the continuing practice of internal auditing.
Education:
EMBA – Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management (Dec. 2025)
B.Comm – Honors Bachelor of Commerce, University of Toronto, Canada (Major: Economics and Finance)
Certifications & Registrations:
CPA, CA – Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, Canada
Wharton School of Business – Business Analytics from Data to Insights Certificate
ACL, Galvanize – Basics of Analytics Certificate
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Awards:
Institute of Internal Auditors – 2021 Ted Keys Award
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