Dr Sabine Charles is a global keynote speaker, Chief Audit Executive, and best-selling author who helps organisations turn governance into growth. A leadership educator and Leadership MEQ™ creator, Sabine is known for transforming internal auditors into strategic partners and for equipping boards with practical tools that lift culture, trust, and performance.
Sabine’s early path blended demanding study with frontline audit work. She earned a Doctor of Business Administration after a master’s and bachelor’s in accounting and economics, adding French and Spanish that now help her connect across cultures. Those formative years took her through analyst and audit roles at American Express and Citi, consultancy assignments with Experis, and managerial responsibilities at Deloitte. Each move sharpened her ability to translate controls, risk and data into decisions people can act on. She also invested in professional credentials, including Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Fraud Examiner, CISA, CISM, CRISC, CGEIT and CRMA, which ground her human-centred approach in rigorous practice.
She is Founder & CEO of Charles Financial Strategies and the TAPA Institute, where she mentors executives and rising leaders through targeted programmes, external quality assessments and exam mastery. Her thought leadership includes books such as ‘Leadership MEQ’ and ‘Cracking the Code’, articles for respected industry journals, and talks for IIA and ISACA communities from Colombia to Greece to the United States.
Event planners choose Sabine because she makes complex topics usable the same day. She speaks on Leadership MEQ™ and professional excellence, the shift from compliance to confidence for audit and risk leaders, the currency of trust in governance, AI and auditing, resilience and emotional agility, and leadership voice and presence. These subjects matter as organisations face rapid technology shifts, regulatory scrutiny and intense stakeholder expectations; teams need leaders who pair technical acumen with emotional intelligence. Sabine’s sessions are practical, energetic and inclusive; audiences leave with frameworks, language and next steps for the boardroom and the business.
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Books
Leadership MEQ integrating Mindset, Emotional Intelligence, and Leadership Qualities: Inspiring Professional Excellence
Leadership MEQ Workbook: Integrating mindset, emotional intelligence, and Leadership Qualities
Dr Sabine Charles' official speaker topics are listed:
Leadership MEQ™: Inspiring Professional Excellence
How Mindset, Emotional Intelligence, and Leadership Qualities position professionals to influence, inspire, and lead with confidence.
From Compliance to Confidence: Elevating Audit & Risk Leaders
Transforming internal auditors from process checkers into trusted advisors and strategic partners.
The Currency of Trust: Leading Through Governance & Growth
Why trust is the foundation of leadership and how to build it in organisations facing disruption.
AI & Auditing: Leading in the Age of Transformation
How artificial intelligence is reshaping governance, risk, and internal audit - and how leaders can harness it.
Resilience & Emotional Agility in Uncertain Times
Practical strategies for managing stress, navigating change, and fostering psychological safety in hybrid workplaces.
Voice, Presence & Perspective: Unlocking Your Leadership Identity
Helping professionals find and use their voice to influence at the table where decisions are made.
- 2025 - Speaker at XVII IIA Colombia Internal Audit Conference
- 2016 - Founded the TAPA Institute
- 2011 - Founded Charles Financial Strategies, serving as President & CEO
- 2011 - Appointed Chief Internal Auditor at Touro University
How to hire Dr Sabine Charles
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