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Joe Depa

EY Global Chief Innovation Officer

Passionate about using technology, AI and data. Servant leader. Amateur soccer player and coach. Devoted husband and father.

As EY Global Chief Innovation Officer, Joe leads AI, data and innovation strategies for the firm’s 400,000 employees and clients across 150+ countries. He guides more than $3 billion investment in AI and other next-frontier technologies, including physical AI, quantum and smart currencies, driving adoption, scaling trusted capabilities and delivering measurable business value. His team processes more than 50% of Fortune 500 datasets and over one trillion lines of financial data annually, translating advanced technologies into tangible outcomes and helping clients prepare for the next wave of value creation across physical AI, quantum and smart currencies.

He works with global leadership teams and clients to navigate disruption and embed AI-powered innovation across the enterprise, grounded in AI-ready data, responsible AI guardrails and real adoption. An advocate for AI for good, trusted AI and responsible innovation, he has been recognized by the BIG Innovation Awards and was named Innovator of the Year at the 2026 AITech Awards.

How Joe is shaping the future with confidence

Driven by his passions, both professionally and personally, Joe is focused on applying trusted innovation to create new services and ways of working that drive value and shape the future with confidence. In previous roles, he worked to apply large language models (LLMs) 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.

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