Boards: The Carlyle Group Inc., World Kinect Corp., Land O'Lakes Inc.

Sharda Cherwoo is an experienced Fortune 100 board director and chartered professional accountant with a distinguished career of nearly four decades at EY. Her experience includes serving on public, private, and nonprofit boards with committee leadership roles, including audit; governance, policy, technology, and operations; and sustainability and corporate responsibility chairs.

At EY, she built an unparalleled expertise, spanning audit, tax, management consulting, and mergers and acquisitions, including business unit operating leadership roles. As CEO and founder of EY’s first offshore client-serving shared services platform, she pioneered a Best Place to Work venture, which has generated billions in revenue and cost efficiencies. She spearheaded EY’s intelligent automation practice, leading digital and artificial intelligence transformation for Fortune 500 companies and private equity enterprises. 

Sharda exemplifies governance excellence through integrity, sound judgment, and forward-thinking board leadership. Her impact is visible in driving innovation, corporate stewardship, and continual improvement in board effectiveness.