Arati is a Partner in Deloitte’s Audit practice based in Dubai, leading IT Specialist across the Middle East. With over 18 years of experience, she specialises in IT and business process analysis, risk identification, controls assessment, and efficiency improvement.
She has led several significant engagements performing IT assurance reviews over complex IT environments in various industries including oil and gas, manufacturing as well as financial institutions.
Arati manages multiple senior executive stakeholders, building strong relationships with C-level members and Heads of Audit and Risk. She advises on IT Audit and governance issues for both external and internal audits.
Arati also leads the Audit Analytics team for the Middle East and has authored articles in Deloitte’s Middle East Point of View publication on the future of analytics in audit. She has been invited to speak at various industry conferences on Analytics, Big Data and AI.
Arati drives innovation projects within the firm. She is a Purpose leader for Audit & Assurance and a part of the climate change network in the firm.