Julia Tay

Board Member

Julia is EY’s Asia-Pacific Public Policy Leader who is responsible for regulatory and public policy matters across more than 20 countries including Australia, China/Hong Kong/Taiwan, Japan, Korea and ASEAN.  She has about 30 years of professional experience from a diversified background of audit, commerce and government.  She is based in Singapore.

In her role, Julia leads EY’s efforts to understand the public interest and the policy environment in which EY operates; identify and address challenges and opportunities that affect EY’s business and EY’s ability to build trust and confidence in the capital markets; engage with legislators, regulators, and other stakeholders, including about issues that matter to them; and contribute effectively to policy debates around the world.

Julia has been leading engagement with regulators and stakeholders on emerging public policy hot topics such as audit reforms, sustainability reporting and assurance policies, responsible AI regulations and corporate governance matters.  Julia is also an EY representative on the Global Public Policy Committee comprising the six largest networks of accounting firms. In this role, she works with regulatory groups to improve audit quality globally. With her geographical breadth of responsibilities and knowledge, she is able to bring across global trends and best practices in her engagements.

Prior to joining EY in 2016, Julia spent over seven years with Singapore’s Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA), the national regulator of companies and public accountants, where she last served as Deputy Chief Executive.  At ACRA, Julia was responsible for overseeing regulation of the accountancy profession, including licensing and inspections, discipline for professional misconduct, enforcement of auditing and accounting standards, and other policy matters.

Before joining ACRA in 2009, Julia spent 13 years as an auditor with KPMG Singapore and two years as the Group Vice-President of Corporate Finance & Treasury at a large public listed healthcare company in Singapore.

Outside of work, Julia also volunteers as a School Advisory Council Member of Tanjong Katong Primary School and a Goods and Services Tax Review Board Member of the Inland Revenue of Singapore.