A Fellow Chartered Accountant with over 36 years of distinguished experience in audit, assurance, accounting, and corporate governance. Former Partner, Audit & Assurance at Deloitte Haskins & Sells with 16 years at Deloitte, including roles as Office Managing Partner, Kolkata, and Country Leader – Mining & Metals. Served on leading national and international regulatory and standard-setting bodies including IAASB (IFAC), SEBI, MCA, CAG and ICAI, chairing keyboards on auditing, ethics, and financial reporting. Completed ICAI’s Certificate Course in Artificial Intelligence. Currently Proprietor, B Abhijit & Associates, providing financial and risk advisory services with deep sector expertise across energy, resources, FMCG, retail, banking and public interest entities.