Sandy Torchia
Vice Chair – Talent and Culture
In her current role, Sandy is responsible for advancing the Advisory strategy, in alignment with the global and U.S. firm strategy and driving growth across the Advisory organization. Additionally, she is focused on the continued development of KPMG’s diverse and inclusive culture that fosters our approximately 11,000 Advisory professionals. Sandy is also the co-leader of KPMG Advisory’s One Americas initiative, focused on driving growth across the Americas region.
Previously, Sandy led the Risk Advisory Solutions organization, helping clients navigate risk and regulation to ensure stakeholder trust. Earlier in her career, Sandy served as the Service Line Leader for the Risk Assurance practice and led the IT Audit business globally.
During her career, Sandy has focused on helping organizations in the Financial Services and Technology sectors with their technology, financial and operational risk agendas. This includes leading the IT portion of integrated and financial statement audits of public companies, providing outsourced and co-sourced IT Internal Audit and SOX services, and providing third-party assurance.
Sandy was named to the Hispanic Information Technology Executive Council (HITEC) 2019, 2020 and 2021 Top 100 list of the most influential and notable Hispanic professionals in the technology industry. In addition, she was named as a Corporate Trailblazer by ALPHA as one of the 50 Most Powerful Latinas. She was also named to Crain’s 2019 New York Notable Women in Accounting & Consulting list. In 2018, Sandy was recognized as one of Consulting Magazine’s Women Leaders in Consulting and was also selected as one of ALPFA’s Latina Rising Stars. Sandy is a recognized leader both inside and outside KPMG and is very active in the community, including serving from 2013 through September 2019 on the New York Advisory Board of Back on My Feet, a nonprofit organization that promotes self-sufficiency of homeless individuals through running. Sandy currently serves on the Audit Committee for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and is on the Board of the KPMG Foundation.