Dan Higgins
EY
Global Lead, Technology
Consulting, Advisory
Ask Dan Higgins, Global Leader of EY’s Technology Consulting business, What
he likes about the consulting profession and his particular role and
he says he “really enjoys and values
the opportunity to deliver value to
our clients, the ability to make a difference for their business. There is
a sense of gratification and accomplishment I get from hearing a client
acknowledge our impact,” he says.
Along with that, Higgins will add
that he enjoys the pace of the profession and the speed and acceleration of
learning along with the continuous diversity of experience and opportunity.
Higgins is responsible for driving
the business strategy and offerings for
the practice. He also chairs the Americas Alliance Review Committee, focused on selecting and activating EY’s
strategic alliance ecosystem.
Higgins identifies with EY’s purpose
of Building a Better Working World.
“As a constant filter to the way I ap-
proach my life at EY, it really does mo-
tivate me,” he says. “I like to make a
difference; I want to build things. I get
energy from tangible and measurable
outputs.” Those outputs have been pret-
ty impressive, to say the least. There
are a litany of accomplishments Hig-
gins can point to when you ask him, in-
cluding the Execution and activation of
EY’s Alliances ecosystem, particularly
in digital transformation capabilities.
There’s also the global connectivity
across EY’s Technology Consulting
practice to better serve clients/mar-kets, methods, knowledge, community, the deployment of technology-en-abled assets/solutions across its global
network of EY wavespace innovation
centers and the successful execution
of EY’s first-ever Global Technology
Analyst Summit at the wavespace in
New York City.
“The positive impact we have de-
livered for our clients using enterprise
and emerging technology to help them
innovate at the core and the edge,” he
says “And our focus on gender diversity,
STEM enrichment, and evolution of our
career model to reflect the workforce we
want to be in the future.”
Higgins’ previous roles have includ-
ed the Global Client Service Partner for
BNY Mellon where he was accountable
for the global relationship with the cli-
ent. He has also served as the global
sponsor for EY’s alliance with SAS, a
leading provider of advanced analytics
software. In this capacity, he was re-
sponsible for activation of the alliance
globally and across all sectors.
As far as the keys to his success,
Higgins says: “The selfless time, advice
and counsel of many incredible mentors over the course of my career, and,
of course, the unwavering support and
grounding from my wife and family.”
Q&A: What does
being recognized
as a Global Leader
in Consulting
mean to you?
Higgins: “It is a tremendous acknowledgement that I take as
a very meaningful confirmation of the values I have tried to
exhibit and the strategy we have been working towards as a
firm. I hope that our clients see this as further evidence that
they are making the right decision to continue partnering
with EY on their most strategic initiatives.”
