Andrew Hobbs leads EY’s EMEIA public policy team, which works with key stakeholders, including in Brussels. It aims to strengthen the working relationship between the public and private sectors in policy and regulatory matters on topics such as sustainability, technology, corporate governance (including reporting and assurance) and skills. Andrew is chair of the research advisory board for the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and the corporate governance working group of the European Contact Group (whose members comprise the six largest accounting networks in the EU). He is vice-chair of the corporate governance policy group of Accountancy Europe and a member of both the financial capital committee of the International Corporate Governance Network and of the corporate governance committee of business at OECD. He blogs regularly about the role of corporate governance in trust.