Jyoti Mistry

Lead tax partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers

Jyoti is the lead tax partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Zambia. She heads the biggest tax practice in the country and was the first to develop tax as a separate specialism in Zambia.
She is a fellow member of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants and of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. She studied at the University of Kent in Canterbury and graduated with an honors bachelor of arts degree in accounting and finance.
Jyoti joined PwC Zambia as a director in 2002 and since joining the firm she has grown the local PwC tax practice both in terms of size and capacity.
Jyoti specializes in corporate and international taxes. Jyoti has presented and delivered many tax technical workshops on Transfer Pricing, Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, Value Added Taxes, Mining Taxes and Carbon Tax Trading to name a few.
Jyoti has dealt with numerous multinational entities and brand defining companies. She has assisted numerous new investors successfully set up business in Zambia.
Jyoti regularly contributes to the lively debates on tax revenue and tax policy in Zambia. She is passionate about developing and mentoring staff. In 2014 she won the ZICA Accountant of the Year Award for the private sector.

Email: jyoti.mistry@pwc.com