Ambition unlocked for private business

Unlock the full potential of your ambition with support from connected EY advisors across the globe.

Explore your area of interest: Entrepreneurship | Family enterprise | IPO-bound companies | EY 7 Drivers of Growth™

Every business founder, owner, CEO or entrepreneur leading a private business has their own unique ambition.

It may be building a business that thrives across generations, or expanding internationally to accelerate growth. It could be building trust through compliance, or an ambition to disrupt an industry.

Drawing on a long legacy of serving the private market, whatever your ambitions may be, EY professionals have the tools and experience to help make them a reality.

Entrepreneurship

 

The EY organization is the leading brand that supports private entrepreneurs in realizing their ambitions. For nearly 40 years, EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ has demonstrated our passion for entrepreneurs by recognizing their social and economic impact and celebrating their shared mission to create long-term value.

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Family enterprise

 

EY teams have the experience and know-how to support the family enterprise — the family, the family business, and the family office — to pursue growth and build family legacy. We are trusted advisors to 92% of the world’s top 500 family enterprises.

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IPO-bound companies

 

EY knows IPOs. For the past 12 years, the EY organization has been the No. 1 auditor of IPOs across the globe by deal number, as well as No. 1 for the past three years by both deal number and proceeds. Our insights-led quarterly EY Global IPO Trends reports keep you one step ahead of the market.

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EY 7 Drivers of Growth™

 

EY 7 Drivers of Growth is a proprietary framework, built on insights from the growth journeys of the world’s leading entrepreneurial businesses. To date, the EY organization has supported more than 35,000 leaders to grow their businesses using the tried, tested and trusted strategy framework.

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For more than 100 years, EY has supported business leaders in achieving their ambitions. Our experience working with the world’s fastest-growing, private businesses continues to yield unrivaled results as a trusted business advisor, enabling long-term growth, industry disruption and the ability for business owners and CEOs to realize their goals, whatever their ambitions may be.

Ryan Burke
Global EY Private Leader

The team

Ryan Burke

Global EY Private Leader
Global leader helping companies grow and profit in this transformative age. Passionate about eradicating child illiteracy and raising neurodiversity awareness. Father of two.
Dallas, USA

Steven Shultz

EY Global Private Tax Leader; Global Family Enterprise Executive Sponsor
Service mindset. Passionate supporter of perfect careers. Builder.
Chicago, USA

Ken Marshall

EY Global Assurance Markets Leader
Steadfast passion for travel. Cherishes quality time with family and friends. Sports enthusiast. Loves outdoor activities including but not limited to golf.
New York, USA

Stasia Mitchell

EY Global Entrepreneurship Leader
Envisioning equitable entrepreneurship by embracing diversity. Fostering a global entrepreneurial ecosystem. Striving to build a world that works better for all.
San Diego, USA

George Chan

EY Global IPO Leader; EY Greater China Assurance COO
Passionate about helping clients excel in this transformative age. Keen reader. Movie fan.
Shanghai , CHN

Peter Bos

EY Global 7 Drivers of Growth Leader
Advisor to the ambitious. Working with high growth business leaders enabling them to accelerate and sustain growth.
Rotterdam, NLD
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