Varun Wadhwa

Assess compliance and fraud risks, identify control gaps, and recommend practical
remediation actions.
Lead investigations into misconduct, fraud, AML breaches, and whistleblower complaints
with clear, defensible outcomes.
Design and strengthen compliance programs and support regulatory inspections and
audits.
Build governance, monitoring, and training mechanisms to embed a strong culture of ethics
and compliance.
Select Achievements
Founded and scaled a leadership consulting and transformation practice helping
professionals and organizations achieve measurable growth.
Partner directly with founders and CXOs to translate strategic objectives into executable
plans across business, operations, and people domains.
Designed OKR-based governance frameworks to ensure accountability and cross
functional alignment for scaling teams.
Spearheaded career transformation, visibility, and performance acceleration programs
impacting over 10, 000 professionals across India.
Built a multi-tier learning ecosystem including digital courses, 1:1 consulting, and corporate
workshops, contributing to 100+ workshops across India.
Authored three books on career growth, leadership, and self-mastery, integrating practical
tools for long-term professional transformation.

Lead the Compliance and Internal Audit division for CBRE South Asia, Middle East,
overseeing 12, 000+employeesand40, 000+subcontractors.
Developed and executed the strategic compliance roadmap, including annual risk
assessment, policy enhancement, andcontrolimplementation.
Presented compliance performance reportsand riskdashboardsto leadership, board, and
globalgovernance teams.
Directed Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) programs to identify, evaluate, and mitigate
operationalandfinancialrisks.
Supervised a team of 8-10 professionals managing internal audits, monitoring programs,
andhigh-riskvendorreviews.
Oversawfraud investigations, red flag analytics, and anti-briberycompliance, coordinating
withlawenforcementandrecoveryteams.
Designed and delivered company-wide compliance training and communication
frameworks, improvingpolicyawarenessandadherence.
Performed transaction monitoring and data analytics, identifying high-risk transactions and
recommending red-flag indicators.
Designed and executed anti-bribery and anti-corruption (ABAC) audits, improving
governance compliance scores.
Provided consulting on risk management frameworks, audit controls, and process
improvement for client organizations.
Led AML related projects.

Managed fraud investigations and compliance reviews for banking and financial clients
underglobalAML and KYCstandards.
Conductedthird-partyfraud investigations, includingdocumentscrutiny, fundtracing, and
legalescalation.
Collaborated with law enforcement agencies on asset recovery and financial crime
resolution.