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BDO Canada welcomes Ram Balakrishnan as Partner in Risk Advisory Services

TORONTO – BDO Canada is pleased to welcome Ram Balakrishnan as a Partner in Risk Advisory Services.

Ram is a senior executive with more than 30 years of experience in Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk Services, technology risk, and transformation. He focuses on the financial services sector and has supported organizations operating in complex and highly regulated environments across Canada, the U.S., and Asia.

He has served as a Chief Audit Executive at a global financial institution and advises boards, Audit Committees, CEOs, CFOs, CAEs, and senior leaders on governance, risk, and controls. Ram specializes in audit transformation, regulatory readiness, board reporting, and AI enablement and governance.

"Ram brings the credibility, judgment, and practical experience needed to help financial institutions address their most important board and executive priorities. His experience modernizing assurance functions, strengthening risk oversight, responding to regulatory expectations, and helping organizations navigate technology-enabled transformation will bring significant value to our clients."
Ziad Akkaoui, National Practice Leader, Risk Advisory, BDO Canada

Ram's appointment further strengthens BDO's Risk Advisory Services practice and deepens the firm's ability to support financial institutions navigating an increasingly complex risk and regulatory environment. He will help clients strengthen governance frameworks, modernize assurance functions, advance AI enablement and governance, and respond to evolving regulatory expectations.


BDO helps businesses do more. We offer an integrated offering of accounting, assurance, tax and consulting services grounded in deep industry knowledge. With an understanding of domestic and global business needs, we work alongside our clients to help them turn complex problems into compelling results.

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