Speaker Bio
Joe is the Global Chief Innovation Officer at EY, responsible for advancing the firm's innovation strategy and integrating practical innovation into all aspects of our work internally and with clients. Joe’s team champions the adoption of high-impact technologies that deliver bottom-line value – from new products and services to better ways of working.
As EY’s global spokesperson on innovation and technology disruption, Joe tells the story of how applied innovation (through data and next generation AI) empowers its people and clients to unlock exponential value.
Prior to EY, Joe served as the inaugural Chief Data and AI Officer for Emory University and Emory Healthcare. He also led Data & AI at Accenture, where he oversaw board-level initiatives across industries and managed a team of data engineers and AI strategists globally.
Joe is a purpose-driven leader harnessing innovation to serve others and create positive impact. Driven by his passions both professionally and personally, Joe is focused on applying innovation to create new products, services, and ways of working that help make our world a better place. In previous roles, he worked to apply large language models that integrated with health research into clinical care and has served as a board member and advocate for organizations advancing precision medicine and childhood cancer research.
Joe holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering and a Master's in Analytics from Georgia Institute of Technology.