As the pace of change accelerates, we need to be nimble to adapt to change even before we know what the change may look like.

Nalika C. Nanayakkara

EY Americas Consulting Financial Services Leader

Financial services leader. Relationship builder. Problem solver. World traveller.

Areas of focus

Nalika is a distinguished business leader with two decades of experience, currently serving as the EY Americas Consulting Financial Services Leader. She heads a transformative practice that seamlessly integrates business with technology, overseeing a portfolio worth more than $3 billion. Her previous position as the Americas Wealth and Asset Management Consulting Leader saw her providing strategic, growth-oriented, efficient and innovative advice to global wealth and asset management organizations.​

Known for her leadership in steering high-performing teams and fostering leadership skills in others, Nalika is a staunch advocate for diversity and inclusion, significantly impacting the development of EY future leaders. 

She plays a role in shaping the financial services industry's future as an advisory council member for Next Chapter, a Money Management Institute-backed initiative addressing industry challenges.

Nalika holds an MBA in Finance and Management from Columbia University and a bachelor's from Mercyhurst University.

How Nalika is building a better working world

Nalika is leading our ambition to be the most trusted business and technology transformation brand in financial services by helping the largest and most complex clients generate measurable long-term value. ​

She believes that diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the most impactful and innovative teams. Both formally and informally, Nalika plays an integral role in shaping the next generation of EY leaders.

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