As businesses navigate through disruptive times, they can generate long-term value through transformation keeping humans at the center followed by technology.

Donato Ferri

EY Europe West Consulting Leader

Believer in the power of people for transformation. Ph.D in Psychology and Social Neuroscience. Champion of small businesses. Diversity advocate. Keen cyclist. Proud father.

Areas of focus

Donato is responsible for the operations and growth of the Consulting practice in the Europe West region. From July 2024 to June 2025, as EY EMEIA Consulting Leader, he managed the Consulting practice transition from the regional-focused model to the global model.

In a career spanning over two decades in the global EY organization, Donato has held a range of senior positions taking the lead on several large transformation projects in both private and public sector organization with a focus on organizational transformation, business innovation, technology, people and change management. 

Donato is an economics graduate and holds a Doctorate degree in Psychology and Social Neuroscience from the Sapienza University of Rome (Sapienza Universita di Roma).

How Donato is shaping the future with confidence

Donato is an advocate of inclusion and greater recognition for the strengths of a diverse workforce. The key to this is hiring, developing and empowering people within the EY organization, building solutions and assets with our ecosystem of partners. It has enabled the creation of more neurodivergent teams including the launch of the EY Psychology and Social Neurosciences Lab at the EY wavespace™ in Rome.

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