• George is the Americas Leader of People Advisory Services for Ernst & Young LLP (EY) and leads a world class team of over 3,000 professionals serving clients across the Americas. With over 30 years of international consulting experience, George has earned a reputation as one of the foremost innovators and thought leaders in the Human Resources service sector.

• Driven by his distinctive vision, tireless work ethic and deep commitment to people, George led the transformation of EY’s former Human Capital business model into a vastly modernized, more robust and technologically savvy Americas People Advisory Services (PAS) practice. With a passion for exceptional client service, George and the PAS team deliver cutting-edge capabilities and offerings to organizations across the globe.

• Among George’s specialty areas within People Advisory Services are Future of Work Now and Global People M&A:

• Future of Work Now: George is a leading voice, keynote speaker and advisor on the impact of digital trends and other changes in the modern workplace and how individuals, teams and organizations can adapt by:

– Changing workforce and the impact of technology on humans – Getting back to human – Impact of mind clarity on business – How to INSPIRE – Total Talent (Management) – Global Digital Leader Mindsets – Teaming ability – The New HR Function of the future

• Global People M&A: George advises buyers and sellers on cross-border and multi-cultural transactions across the entire M&A transaction cycle including: due diligence, negotiations, day one and post-merger integration to ensure both the effective design and adoption/execution of high-visibility, high-impact programs, along with:

– HR Service Delivery – Talent Strategy and Management Programs – Total Compensation Systems – Employee Relations and Communications Advisory – HR Talent Strategy and Design – Payroll systems – HR Cost reduction and Synergy Strategy – Cultural Harmonization – Retention – Labor Law, Employment Transfer, Consultation

• Throughout his distinguished career, George has worked closely with a diverse set of organizations that span a broad set of industry sectors including: Consumer Products, Energy, Oil and Gas, Retail, Hospitality, Transportation, Professional Services, Healthcare and Biotechnology (global public, private and not-for-profit).

• Prior to leading People Advisory Services, George was the Global leader of EY’s Transaction Services (TAS) Human Capital team, as well as the Human Capital Talent & Reward Leader for the Northeast Region (Sub-Area). He has advised companies through some of the world's largest and most complex global transactions. In addition, George developed EY’s methodology for global carve out transactions (buy and sell side).