Maria Pinelli

Maria Pinelli is EY Global Vice Chair of Strategic Growth Markets, EY’s business unit that is the world leader in advising, guiding and recognizing entrepreneurs and high-growth companies. She advises clients focused on accelerating growth and achieving market leadership, using her 25 years’ experience providing professional services to private and public companies. She also briefs national, regional and global bodies such as the EU, G20, WEF, and US Securities and Exchange Commission, on trends and issues that affect entrepreneurs. She founded the Strategic Growth Forum, which convenes high-growth companies to share insight and expertise, oversees EY’s Entrepreneur Of The Year program worldwide, and founded EY’s Entrepreneurial Winning Women program in 2008.