Ted Acosta is the EY regional managing partner of the Latin America South Region and in charge of supporting the region’s activities and integrating efforts to increase EY’s growth within Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Prior to leading EY Americas Latin America South Region, Acosta led the EY Americas Risk Management organization, including internal risk assessments, compliance, ethics, privacy, and independence, as well enterprise risk management. He also serves as member of the Global Practice Group. Beginning his career as an attorney, both in private practice and with the U.S. government, Acosta has spent the last 18 years at EY, assisting clients with internal investigations and compliance program structures for U.S. regulatory obligations, as well as foreign standards. He earned a Master’s degree in health administration from Saint Louis University’s College for Public Health and a Juris Doctor degree from Saint Louis University’s School of Law.