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Rachel Sexton

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Rachel is a chartered accountant with 30 years' experience gained at Ernst & Young (EY), Deloitte and Ashurst. During her career, she advised clients on some of their most high-profile and high-risk challenges including risk management, governance and compliance, fraud and financial crime, internal controls, regulatory enforcement and internal investigations. She was formerly a partner and Head of the Forensic & Integrity Services practice at EY and a partner and Head of the Risk Advisory practice at Ashurst. She retired from professional services in 2024 to develop a portfolio career.

She is an Independent Member of the Audit and Risk Committee of the Gambling Commission. She is a Board Trustee for the Fraud Advisory Panel and WWF-UK. She is also a Trustee and Treasurer for the International Women's Forum, UK Chapter.

Rachel earned a BSc (Hons) Business Administration with Accountancy from California State University, Northridge. She also earned a Diploma in Financial Crime Prevention from the International Compliance Association.

She is a regular speaker at conferences on the subject of risk management, fraud and financial crime.

Her hobbies are hiking, gardening, reading and cooking.

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