Malinda Gentry

As the EY Americas Strategy and Transactions Technology, Media & Entertainment and Telecommunications (TMT) Industry Leader, Malinda helps clients unlock growth and drive value from transactions, focusing on enabling data-driven decision-making in support of M&A, divestitures, value creation and growth strategy. Malinda collaborates with TMT clients addressing complex issues by blending financial analysis, operational knowledge, data science, emerging technologies and AI to support diligence, integration, value creation, exit readiness and separation.

She previously held several leadership roles with a multinational consulting company driving commercial strategy, analytics and transformational engagements with TMT clients, helping them develop customer-centric business models to drive improved revenue and profitability using analytics, digital, M&A and new commercial models. Malinda worked directly with CXOs across all facets of business model innovation, new go-to-market models, sales and marketing effectiveness, and pricing.

Malinda has a BS in Engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Cornell University.

How Malinda is building a better working world

“I am passionate about cultivating trusted relationships and aligning purpose with values and strengths. I believe in the power of potential and am a strong advocate for diversity, equity and inclusiveness. By working directly with our clients and our people, I champion the idea that different perspectives lead to better and more powerful outcomes. I help organizations and leaders successfully deliver on their growth agendas, execute their transactions and ambitiously realize the future.”