I’m energized by entrepreneurs — their passion and optimism fuel me. I’m proud that EY champions visionary entrepreneurs, helping them achieve their greatest ambitions.

Anna Horndahl

EY Americas Entrepreneur Of The Year Co-Director and Assurance Partner, Ernst & Young LLP

Born and raised in Sweden. Passionate about giving back. Embraces challenges. Inspired by innovators. AI enthusiast. Former track athlete and singer. Strategic thinker, problem solver. Focused on impact and growth.

Anna has over 24 years of public accounting experience with Big Four firms, specializing in audit and advisory services for multinational public and private companies, including private equity portfolios. She began her career in Houston and later joined EY after a two-year rotation in London, where she worked in the capital markets group. Anna is a business-minded leader focused on client service and quality. She actively supports the entrepreneurial ecosystem as co-director of both the Entrepreneur Of The Year® and overall Americas Entrepreneur Of The Year® Program.

Anna brings extensive audit and reporting experience, including mergers, IPOs, common control transactions, carve-out audits, equity and debt offerings, and private placements.

Anna earned her BBA in Accounting from the Texas State University in San Marcos while a student athlete on the track and field team. She is a certified public accountant (Texas) and a member of American Institute of CPAs.

How Anna is building a better working world

I’m passionate about giving back and positively impacting the next generation of entrepreneurs. I’m actively involved with Junior Achievement of Central Texas and Habitat for Humanity. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said it best: “Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a better person of yourself, a greater nation of your country and a finer world to live in.”

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