Organisations are hardwired for a linear world. AI is forcing them to operate in an exponential one – whether they are ready or not.

Richard Cawood

EY Africa Partner, Consulting

Strategist, Futurist and Transformation Architect. Global experience across industries, specialising in financial services in Africa. Focussed on AI-led transformation and business model reinvention.

Richard is a Partner at EY, advising boards and executive teams on AI-led transformation, strategy execution and large-scale enterprise change. He is a trusted advisor to C-suite leaders, helping them navigate disruption, redesign operating models and deliver transformation at scale. Richard has built and led transformation consulting capabilities across Africa, Australia and global markets, bringing deep experience in turning complex change into sustained business outcomes. He holds an MBA in Strategic Management from the University of Minnesota and a BA in Economics and International Studies from Macalester College.

How Richard is shaping the future with confidence

Helping organisations make sense of what’s coming, decide what matters, and turn that into real change in how they operate.