Andrea is the EY Global Vice Chair - EY-Parthenon Global Leader. Prior to this role, he led the Transactions Advisory service line for Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA) since 2014, guiding thousands of transaction professionals, working across three continents and 99 countries. After joining EY as an auditor in Milan in 1995, Andrea took a secondment to London to join Corporate Finance. He returned to Milan in 2000 to work in Transactions, becoming the global leader for the Transaction Support function in 2004, and subsequently was appointed leader of Transactions for the Mediterranean Region in 2012. As a business advisor and transactions practitioner himself, Andrea has advised corporate boards and private equity firms across the globe on a large range of transactional and transformational situations including M&A, post-deal integrations, strategic portfolio reviews, initial public offerings, reorganizations and restructuring processes. Andrea graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Finance from the University of Modena. He has been a Registered Auditor since 1999 and EY-Parthenon partner since 2005.