Karishma Desouza
Chief Financial Officer, Builders Vision
Karishma Desouza is the Chief Financial Officer at Builders Vision and Treasurer of Builders Initiative Foundation. She manages all aspects of budgeting, cash flow management, financial analysis, and reporting. She also helps facilitate appropriate capital spend across teams and multi-year capital forecasting for organizational and tax planning purposes.
Prior to Builders Vision, she spent over 11 years in the Assurance practice of Ernst & Young LLP serving clients in the wealth and asset management industry. She managed multiple teams and participated in all aspects of strategy and execution of financial statement audits, including reviewing the application of new accounting standards and performing financial statement reviews in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Additionally, Karishma was actively involved in the learning and development initiatives and the diversity and inclusion efforts across the firm.
Karishma received a bachelor’s degree in commerce and a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Virginia and is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Illinois. In her free time, Karishma loves to explore the city and travel with her partner, dance, and learn new arts.