Glenn Parkinson

Committed to helping clients thrive in the transformative age, Glenn is EY Canada’s Banking and Capital Markets Leader.

Adapting effectively to today’s changed business environment takes more than quick fixes. Glenn works with clients across Canada to think through the fundamental elements they need to define and reach their growth and operational efficiency goals. He’s particularly focused on clients in banking and asset management, but also serves numerous consumer-facing organizations.

Prior to joining EY, Glenn played senior leadership roles at a leading enterprise resource planning software organization and one of the worlds’ big three management consulting houses.

Glenn holds a Bachelor of Applied Science, Systems Design Engineering, from the University of Waterloo; a Bachelor of Applied Science, Engineering and Spanish, from Technólogico de Monterry; and a Master of Business Administration, General Management, from Harvard Business School.

He actively contributes to the broader community as a member of the board of the Canadian Club of Toronto. Glenn is a past member of the board of directors for the Friends of the Pan Am Path.

How Glenn is building a better working world

“Sustaining today’s performance and thriving tomorrow requires many organizations to reimagine how they operate and design innovative ways of delivering their client promise.  We feel very fortunate to be collaborating with Canadian companies to help them accomplish that and so much more..”

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“The word ‘transformation’ can be intimidating or conjure up images of a five-year odyssey. But important change comes in all shapes and sizes.  Whether large or small, transformation is about having the courage to ask what a different future could look like and pragmatically bringing it to life.”