Louise Santacruz

Louise is an Executive Director in the KPMG Department of Professional Practice (DPP), with key responsibilities across three areas: compensation and benefits accounting, DPP operational strategy in the Americas, and sustainability reporting. She directs the firm’s interpretive guidance on employee benefits and shapes DPP strategy for member firms throughout the Americas, partnering with US and Latin American leadership on international activities, technical resources and quality initiatives. On the sustainability side, her work centers on ISSB adoption in Latin America, where she has published thought leadership and trainings on the ISSB standards and the FASB’s project on environmental credits and obligations.

Before joining DPP in 2008, Louise was part of the KPMG New York audit practice where she served public and private clients in the technology, media and telecommunications industries under US GAAP and IFRS. At KPMG, she leads the DPP Culture & Inclusion Committee, represents DPP on the NY Office Culture Council, and is on the KPMG Network of Women (KNOW) leadership council for the NY Office. Outside of the firm, Louise is a Trustee of Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan, on the parent committee for the Buckley School, and the parent manager of her son’s Asphalt Green travel soccer team.

Louise holds a BS degree from Georgetown University and an MBA degree from Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, CUNY. Louise is fluent in French and a licensed CPA in New York.