Bridget is Global Head of Private Equity (PE) at EY. In 2022 EY announced a US$1b investment to expand its PE capabilities. Bridget leads this investment as well as a team across 145 countries, advising on some of the most prominent global PE deals. Bridget has a well-earned reputation as a strategic thinker and business builder. In her time at EY, she has created and run several successful global businesses and has taken great pride in handing them on to the next generation of leaders. Bridget sits on a number of the firm’s global boards, including EY’s Global Practice Group. Externally she is an active board member of British American Business and The Ireland Funds, and through these is engaged in various international philanthropic activities.