Gaurav Popli is a Partner in the Risk Advisory practice at Pierag. With over 15 years of experience in Risk Advisory, SOX compliance, and Statutory Audit, he specializes in helping organizations go beyond risk management to build resilience and create lasting business value.<\/p>\n
His career is marked by a deep commitment to clients, having worked extensively with both US SEC-registered and privately held companies. An expert in global talent strategy, Gaurav excels at building and leading high-performing offshore teams, effectively extending support and expertise to US-based clients with efficiency and scale.<\/p>\n
Gaurav is the go-to expert for organizations aiming to strengthening their control environment. He is a recognized specialist in SOX readiness and compliance, material weakness remediation, and controls rationalization. He has assisted public companies and IPO-bound organizations through the critical process of building robust, yet agile, internal control frameworks.<\/p>\n
Gaurav has spearheaded numerous initiatives focused on improving operational efficiency and control effectiveness. His approach involves reassessing SOX scoping through targeted risk assessments, rationalizing controls to eliminate redundant activities and reduce testing efforts and aligning processes with automation.<\/p>\n
Prior to joining Pierag, Gaurav played a defining role with EY GDS in the Assurance practice, serving the US East region. As a Senior Manager, he was instrumental in leading complex listed engagements, first-year audits and startup engagements.<\/p>\n
Education & Qualifications<\/strong>: Gaurav is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, University of Delhi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Partner – Business Risk Advisory<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1631,"template":"","team-category":[17],"class_list":["post-238","our-team","type-our-team","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n