Alison Statham
Chief Risk Officer and General Counsel
PwC United Kingdom
Alison is the UK firm’s Chief Risk Officer and General Counsel. Before joining the Management Board, she was the firm's Deputy General Counsel overseeing a wide range of commercial, risk, regulatory, governance and other practice issues. Alison qualified as a solicitor at Linklaters and worked in private practice specialising in commercial litigation with an emphasis on professional services.
Alison is the UK firm’s Chief Risk Officer and General Counsel and has been a member of the UK Management Board since 1 July 2020.
In her role on the Management Board, Alison leads the Office of the General Counsel and the Risk Management function for the UK firm, and is responsible for our Commitment to High Quality agenda. She Chairs our Executive Risk Committee and attends the meetings of the Public Interest Body and the Audit Oversight Body, and the Supervisory Board Risk Committee.
Before joining the Management Board, she was the firm’s Deputy General Counsel overseeing a wide range of commercial, risk, regulatory, governance and other practice issues. Prior to joining PwC, Alison qualified as a solicitor at Linklaters and worked in private practice specialising in commercial litigation with an emphasis on professional services. She graduated from King’s College London with a degree in law and holds a Masters in International Business Law.
At a glance
Areas of focus
- Regulation
- Litigation
- Commercial Law
- Corporate Law
- Governance
- Acquisitions & Disposals
- Quality in Delivery
- Strategic Risk
- Technology & Data
- Ethics & Independence
- Compliance
- Wellbeing
- Women in the Work
Experience
- Led our response to sanctions on Russia
- Sponsors the firm’s Commitment to High Quality strategy and standards
- Leads our regulatory engagement strategy and execution
- Firmwide governance
- Co-Chairs the firm’s client and engagement acceptance governance body
