Ruchika is a risk, controls and governance leader with 11+ years of experience designing and scaling GRC and audit programs for high growth finance, fintech, technology, and life science companies. Her areas of focus include Internal Audit, Risk Data Analytics, Cyber Risk and Control Framework, Integrated Audit, SOC Reports, and AI Governance engagements at Grant Thornton. Prior to that, Ruchika worked in external audit for financial services organizations at EY. She is passionate about responsible AI development and committed to building governance frameworks that enable safe scaling of AI systems.