Stefan Harberts

Associate Partner, EY-Parthenon, EY Australia

Strategic transformation advisor. Enterprise value creator. Consumer, retail and TMT professional. Operating model thinker. Curious problem solver. Avid traveller and food enthusiast.

Stefan Harberts is an Associate Partner in EY-Parthenon Strategy for EY Australia, based in Sydney. He advises senior executives on strategy and large-scale transformation, with a focus on the Consumer, retail and technology, media and telecommunications sector.

He has more than 16 years of consulting experience across Australia, EMEA and APAC. His work focuses on strategic transformation, productivity and margin improvement, growth strategy and enterprise operating model design. He has led complex programs including corporate strategy development, cost baseline realignment, business separation planning, operating model redesign, outsourcing strategy and multi-year transformation.

Stefan holds a Master of Science in Strategy and Innovation, and a Master of Science in International Business from Maastricht University in the Netherlands.

How Stefan is shaping the future with confidence

Stefan believes organisations create and realise lasting value when they can make clear strategic choices and translate them into practical, executable change. He works with leaders to bring clarity to complex transformation agendas, helping them align growth ambition, productivity improvement and organisational design around measurable outcomes.

His focus is on helping clients build the confidence to act, whether they are responding to market disruption, resetting performance, simplifying their business or preparing for the next phase of growth. By connecting ambition with execution, Stefan helps organisations build stronger foundations for sustainable performance and future resilience.

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