Michi Sasano

Michi Sasano was appointed to the IFAC Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) Advisory Group in January 2026. She was nominated by the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (JICPA).

Ms. Sasano is a Certified Public Accountant and President of a consulting company specializing in risk and governance management. She has about 20 years of experience advising listed companies across a wide range of industries on internal control, risk management, corporate governance, and ESG-related issues.

She currently serves as an Audit Committee member of two Japanese listed companies and has extensive hands-on experience supporting boards and management in addressing sustainability, compliance, and strategic risk challenges.

Ms. Sasano has been actively involved with JICPA as a member of the Ethics Standards Committee and an expert member of the PAIB Research Committee. She had also served as Technical Advisor to a previous IFAC PAIB Advisory Group member for two years, contributing to discussions on sustainability, integrated thinking, and the evolving role of PAIBs.

Through her professional and international experience, Ms. Sasano brings a practical PAIB perspective to advancing governance, ethics, and value creation within organizations.