Abbas is a Partner in Business Consulting services at EY India. With over 20 years of experience working across different sectors (technology, telecom, media and entertainment, professional services), he specializes in IT advisory, information security, IT risk management and technology audits.
He joined EY in 2006 and is based in Mumbai.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of Mumbai (1998) and is a certified Chartered Accountant, ICAI (2001).
His certifications include:
- CISA, ISACA, Chicago, USA (2001)
- CISM, ISACA, Chicago, USA (2006)
- ISO 27001 LA
- HITRUST CSF Practitioner
His technical skills and expertise include:
- SOCR attestation Services
- Data privacy
- HITRUST assessments
- Program & Project management
- Information security design & review
- Vendor risk management reviews
- IT audit & compliance management
- IT governance & outsourcing
How Abbas is building a better working world
Abbas has led several engagements pertaining to governance and compliance, IT consulting, information security, digital risk and third-party reporting services. He has assisted organizations improve their internal capabilities giving them an informed view of how, where and why to invest in managing the risk associated with their ecosystem thereby providing transparency to the relevant stakeholders.
Abbas has played a pivotal role in helping clients execute strategy and overarching programs that allow for rigorous and structured decision-making. He has helped clients identify and take corrective actions for potential organizational, business, and operational risks, thereby enabling them to enhance compliance build mature ecosystems to face digital risks.