Susan Yashar has over ten years of leadership experience with the leading professional services organization in the world. She is known for her pragmatic, forward thinking approach to operating and transforming global business in fast changing business, regulatory and legal environments, and in managing crisis events around the globe. 

Susan retired from Deloitte Global in February 2023 where she served as the Global Deputy CEO (since 2020) and General Counsel (since 2014) and was a longstanding member of the Global Executive (since 2014). She served at the top leadership level of the organization, comprised of the Global CEO and 3 Global Deputy CEOs, and had direct responsibility for Global Risk, Legal and Ethics/Anti-Corruption functions (with a team of 250+ professionals). During her last 7 years, and under this leadership team, Deloitte undertook a global transformation journey, growing global aggregate revenue from 36B to 59.38B USD, assuming the #1 Audit Quality position of the Big 4, substantially restructuring the organization to drive consistency and quality and reduce risk, and successfully managing dozens of major legal and brand matters around the globe. Susan also served as the Global Chief Risk Officer for Deloitte from 2020-2021, guiding the organization through the first year of the pandemic. 

Susan has extensive experience in the public sector. Most recently, Susan served as the Associate General Counsel (Enforcement and International) at the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) where she played a strategic role on a range of international policy, investigation and enforcement matters centered on engendering trust in audit quality and driving international cooperation while establishing the PCAOB’s cross-border reach. Prior to that, Susan served in a number of leadership positions at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where she transformed the international enforcement program to ensure coordination and collaboration with foreign counterparts, and prior to that, investigated and prosecuted securities laws violations. Susan began her legal career as a litigator, first in Seattle, Washington and later in Washington, D.C. 

Susan has received several awards and recognitions, including the “Collaborative Leadership Award” bestowed by the Women of Influence and Power, the “Women Who Dared Award” bestowed by the National Council of Jewish Women NY, the “Legal Global Honor for General Counsel and Law Departments” bestowed by the Directors’ Roundtable Institute, and the “Silver Shingle Award for Service to the Profession” bestowed by Boston University Law School. 

Susan is a Member of the Advisory Board of Edward Jones, a Member of the Board of Family Health International 360, and a Member of the Board of the International Youth Foundation. 

Susan enjoys yoga, Pilates, and golf (which she plays badly but with determination), and cooking. She resides in Washington, D.C.