Biography
Ashima is a managing director in PwC’s national office, PwC’s think-tank, providing technical advice and thought leadership on complex accounting matters.
Prior to joining the national office, Ashima worked in PwC's Capital Markets and Accounting Advisory Group, a global business unit that provides quality, real-time advice on accounting, financial reporting and valuation implications inherent in a variety of complex transactions. Ashima specializes in several areas of accounting including leasing, joint ventures, consolidations, and liabilities and equity.
Ashima has been closely involved with the new leasing standard. She has authored several thought leadership papers, presented at several conferences and seminars, led several roundtables and one-on-one meetings with clients across several regions and sectors helping them navigate through the rules and the implications.
Before her appointment with PwC, Ashima worked in strategic and financial planning in the ocean transportation industry where she advised C-suite executives on strategic initiatives and helped raise $500 million from global sources under tough economic conditions.
Ashima obtained a BS degree in Physics from Bombay University, India, and MBA degree from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India's premier management school set up in collaboration with Harvard. Ashima is a CPA and is based in San Francisco/Bay Area.