Regional Managing Partner at Ernst & Young

With over 28 years of experience in professional services Julie is leading one of the largest EY regions in EMEIA: Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

Born in Michigan, USA, Julie has been living in Germany for over 30 years. Over the course of her career, her client-facing roles have involved international tax advice as well as auditing and advising large international clients, accompanying business transformations with an increasing focus on digitalization.

Prior to her current role, Julie held various leadership positions within EY such as EMEIA Strategic Growth Markets Leader, Managing Partner for EMEIA Markets and has been a member of the Area Executive Committee for EMEIA since 2012.

Julie is passionate about the transformational power of digitalization disrupting current business models and the need for a holistic approach to advising clients. She is equally recognized as a leader in progressing parity issues across the globe. She is the Initiator of the EMEIA program Women³. The Power of Three and the Global Executive Sponsor of the EY’s Woman Fast Forward initiative advocating for the goal of empowering women for economic growth by supporting the process of research, debate and consultations and speaking out for business to take an active role in women’s empowerment. Julie is a prominent voice of the W20 global agenda and is member of the UN EQUALS Advisory Board connecting the public and private sector to advance digital equality.