Chief Partner Officer, Chief Revenue Officer, Board Advisor, Thought Leader, currently EY Global Vice Chair - Partner Ecosystem
It is late on a Friday at our One Manhattan West office. It is eerily empty, and also a bit melancholy for me. This is not just another Friday. It is my last day as a Partner with EY. I started here a little over nine years ago. I was already 32 years into a career that began when I was in college selling IT outsourcing and custom application development to SMBs to pay the bills. EY was the fifth major milestone in my professional journey, and there will be at least two more assuming my mind and body are willing. Technically I am not leaving. I will continue on in role a bit longer as a non-Partner to lean in with our team to help pivot our Partner Ecosystem into the new EY “All In” strategy we just publicly announced. So why the sense of loss? It turns out there is something special about being one of 14K partners spanning a network of over 160 countries. I would not have thought so coming in from a large corporate tech company, but the feeling of being part of something we all collectively own with shared risk and shared reward is quite extraordinary. And when those Partners, and 400K people that make up the enteprise, are consistently excellent and culturally aligned - it is magic. It has been an honor and a privilege to have been a small part of a massive force for economic and social good that dates back one-and-half centuries. I cannot begin to thank everyone I have worked with over the years, but I do want to thank some of the people who brought me here a decade ago: Hank, Michael, Raj, Hyong, John, and the late great Clayton Baker. I also want to thank the global executive team that put their trust in me to take us on our Partners Ecosystem growth journey: Jay, Andy, Steve, Marna, Errol, and Carmine. And I want to thank my great colleagues on our Global Markets Leadership Team: Hanne, Sam, Walter, Ryan, Paul, Erika, Craig, Kenneth, Oliver, and Darren. Finally, thank you to our incredible global #EYEcosystems team: Kelly, Kathy, Jim, Justine, Mark, John, Paul, Bruce, Johnny, Frank, Rich, Scott, Stephanie, Jens, Anindo, Brian, and so many more. It has been my great honor to work with all of you to create such great impact. Though I will be back at it on Monday, it won’t quite be the same. I will genuinely miss belonging to the greatest partnership in the world.
Anindo Dutta
6d
Greg… Thanks for your inspirational leadership !! we’ve all learnt so much…Glad you’re not going far, so we can tap into into your wisdom… :)enjoy these pics from three Area musketeers and more..Jens Boegh-Nielsen Brian May and Kelly Stratman
Rich Preece
5d
Greg - EY's Global Ecosystems and Alliances program has evolved to world-class under your leadership. This in and of itself would be an oustanding achievement in the public domain. The fact you have achieved this in our regulated environment is nothing short of incredible. Your foresight, business and technology acumen, tenacity and stewardship are why we are where we are. I know I speak for the entire group when I say it's been an honour and privelege to work with you... (and to continue doing so for the next few months). We're All in because you were always All in.
Hi Greg, Congratulations on successfully completing your innings as an EY partner. Having known you for more than two decades, I can confidently say that the strategic growth leader and sales leader in you will never retire; you will continue to contribute to the growth of the technology sector. I really admire the way you have built the EY alliance ecosystem, making some difficult but strategic choices in selecting and building successful alliances.
Pat Hyek
8h
All the best Greg. The next chapter is also awesome.
Bradd Lewis
5d
You are one of a kind my friend. The mix of passion, knowledge, humility and talent is such a rare combination. We are certainly glad you will be staying on for a while longer and as is true in life broadly - often the end of one chapter is simply the beginning of a new one - here’s to making the next one the best chapter of all !!
Eric Buchen
7h
Congrats my friend! What a great career and impact you made for so many at the firm!
Ian Langley
5d
Here’s to your mind and body being willing for years to come, both in and outside of work !!
Andrew Byer
6d
No doubt you’ll land in your feet no matter how the cards are dealt - even if it requires mixing metaphors! Just want to say I was better for crossing paths with you and learning from you over the past 5 years. Wishing you all the best!
John Gill
5h
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6dFantastic run my friend! And thank you for all that you have done for the greater partner ecosystem 👏