Frank O'Keeffe is EY UK & Ireland Managing Partner, Markets, and EY Ireland Managing Partner. As Managing Partner, Markets, Frank is responsible for Client Service, Commercial & Operations functions across the United Kingdom and Ireland, defining and executing EY’s go-to-market growth strategy and supporting our teams to partner with our clients to help solve their biggest challenges. He has been Managing Partner at EY Ireland since 2018 and in this role he continues to oversee a period of rapid growth for the firm across the island of Ireland.
Frank joined EY in 1997 and has held a series of leadership roles across Region, Service Line and Sector. Prior to taking up the role as Managing Partner at EY Ireland, he held a position on the Irish Leadership Team as Head of Assurance, serving a range of large national and multinational clients across the manufacturing, retail, technology and supply chain sectors.
Frank was the Partner Sponsor for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ program in Ireland between 2009 and 2014. He has also held the position of Diversity & Inclusion Partner Sponsor and continues to preside over EY Diversity & Inclusion Steering Committee in Ireland. Frank is the current Disability Partner Sponsor for the EY EMEIA region.
He is a Chartered Certified Accountant by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He has previously held roles on a number of external committees, including Notre Dame University, the American Council and IRUPA Player Welfare National Board.
Frank is married to Susan and has four children - Tara, Katie, Jack and Simon.
How Frank is building a better working world
“Embracing transformation and the opportunities it brings – whether that is a digital transformation, harnessing the power of AI or embracing new business models and ways of working – is essential for the businesses and organisations that will thrive in our rapidly evolving world.
Brilliant people will continue to be at the heart of successful transformation and I am passionate about promoting diversity of thought and talent at EY.”
