Rajesh Rajgopal

Global Ethics, Governance, Risk and Forensic Advisory leader with 15+ years of international experience across MNCs, financial services and Big Four firms. Expert in directing complex, cross-border investigations into fraud, corruption, money laundering and regulatory non-compliance across APAC, LATAM, EMEA and India. Proven track record partnering with Executive leadership, Legal and Risk functions to mitigate exposure, strengthen internal control and drive effective remediation.

Highly qualified expert combining financial acumen with deep investigative judgement.

Director: Ethics & Conduct – International at TRANSUNION (2024-09 – 2026-10)

• Global Portfolio Leadership: Direct multi-jurisdictional forensic investigations across APAC, LATAM, Africa, the UK, and India, mitigating enterprise, reputational, and regulatory compliance risk.
• Cross-Border Synergy: Harmonise investigative activities and risk assessments across TransUnion's International Bureau and Global Capability Center (GCC) operations.
• Executive Advisory: Partner with Global HR, Legal, Compliance, and Risk heads to transform investigative findings into systemic control updates and robust remediation frameworks.
• Risk Intelligence: Translate complex investigation intelligence into proactive insights, enabling senior leadership to identify underlying vulnerabilities and prevent recurring misconduct.

Head: Investigations & Fraud Risk at STANDARD BANK (2020-12 – 2024-09)

• Financial Crime Oversight: Commanded high-stakes investigations into complex fraud, bribery, and AML concerns, delivering fact-based exposure assessments directly to executive leadership.
• Regulatory Liaison: Acted as the primary point of contact for banking regulators, financial intelligence units, and law enforcement to dismantle sophisticated financial crime networks.
• Proactive Mitigation: Designed and executed bank-wide fraud risk assessments for new products and processes, closing critical control gaps before deployment.
• Risk Culture: Architected and rolled out an organisation-wide fraud awareness program, significantly strengthening the bank's internal defence and ethical reporting culture.

Senior Manager: Forensics at PwC (2019-06 – 2020-11)

• Practice Growth: Spearheaded business development and pipeline generation for forensic advisory services, translating market gaps into profitable corporate client engagements.
• Engagement Delivery: Managed a portfolio of high-stakes corporate client engagements focused on fraud vulnerability, internal misconduct, and cross-border regulatory compliance.
• Governance Enhancement: Advised corporate clients on post-investigation remediation, providing strategic blueprints to strengthen internal controls and board-level governance.

Senior Manager: Advisory at KPMG (2013-09 – 2019-05)

• Practice Foundation: Founded, scaled, and managed KPMG’s dedicated Forensic Practice in Namibia, creating a new, highly profitable regional service line from the ground up.
• $300M Portfolio: Project-managed one of the region’s largest cross-border AML and anti-corruption portfolios, partnering with regulators and law enforcement to investigate $300M in anticipated loss exposure.
• Strategic Advisory: Counselled executive client boards on ethics and anti-corruption policy enhancements, aligning regional frameworks with international best practices.

Manager: Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services at ERNST & YOUNG (EY) (2012-04 – 2013-02)

• M&A Due Diligence: Executed complex forensic due diligence for high-value corporate mergers to identify hidden financial, integrity, and compliance liabilities.
• Fortune 500 Compliance: Led Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance assurance reviews for premier global brands including Johnson & Johnson, Disney, and Levi's.

Assistant Manager: Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services at ERNST & YOUNG (EY)

• Scope: Led international investigative secondments with Shell (Nigeria), Old Mutual & Sasol (South Africa), and AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana).

Senior: External Audit & SOX Advisory at KPMG

• Scope: Managed external financial audits for Pepsi, GE, Henkel, and SAP; provided SOX compliance support for Infosys and Wipro.

Audit Associate at JCSS

Post Graduate Diploma in Forensic & Investigative Auditing – University of South Africa (UNISA)

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) – Bangalore University