Luisa Esterházy is a Partner at KPMG Germany and a Global Lead for Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk, Governance, Risk & Compliance at KPMG International. With more than 22 years of international experience, she advises boards, audit committees, and multinational organizations on strengthening governance, resilience, and internal control frameworks in an increasingly complex risk environment.

      Luisa works with organizations across more than 20 countries to help navigate regulatory change, operational disruption, emerging technologies, and geopolitical uncertainty. A recognized thought leader and international speaker, she is passionate about advancing the role of Internal Audit from a traditional assurance function to a strategic partner that helps organizations anticipate risk and build long-term resilience.

      1. Areas of expertise

        Digital-driven transformation
        Governance, risk and compliance technology
        Governance, risk and compliance integrated assurance
        Internal Controls transformation
        Internal Audit transformation
        Risk Management transformations
        International markets
        National markets
        Artificial Intelligence
        Weaknesses in internal controls
        Growth markets

      2. Education & qualification

        Master of Science in International Management at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford England (MSc)
        Mechanical Engineer at Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas-Venezuela (Diploma in Engineering)

      3. Accreditations

        Member of the KPMG USA-Germany Corridor

      4. Optional Details

        Organizer of the European Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) Round Table