Tasha Austin is a Principal in Deloitte’s Risk and Financial Advisory business and has more than 19 years of professional services experience involving commercial and federal financial statement audits, fraud, dispute analysis and investigations, artificial intelligence and advanced data analytics.

Tasha helps lead our AI and data analytics offering, where she provides innovative insight-driven solutions to her clients to deliver financial management transformation. Most of Tasha’s time is spent providing strategic direction to C-Suite Executives and management across the federal community to help them solve their agencies’ most complex and unique data challenges. Tasha also helps organizations asses their readiness for Artificial Intelligence.

Tasha recently co-authored the Future of Open Data (Maximizing the Impact of the Open Government Data Act) paper, and previously, the Data Act 2022 paper which provides a forward-thinking approach to achieve an insight driven organization while understanding and navigating cultural and technology challenges.

Tasha has a passion for recruiting talent from untapped communities, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and for developing and advancing under-represented minorities in their careers. She also has a passion for bridging the data analytics and digital divide in under-represented communities, including non-profit organizations that focuses on equality and social justice.

Tasha received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Mathematics from North Carolina Central University and obtained her MBA from Howard University. She also holds a Certificate in Artificial Intelligence Business Strategy and Applications from the University of California, Berkeley. Tasha is also a Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at the Northern Virginia Community College and serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA). Tasha resides with her family in Bowie, MD.