Tony S DeLisi
Son of a US diplomat, grew up overseas. Loves live music, science fiction and world history. Practices yoga and mindfulness meditation. Lives with his wife, dogs and cats in Austin, TX.
Tony is Ernst & Young LLP’s (EY) Director of Strategy within the Economic Development Advisory Services practice and a Senior Manager with the firm. The practice provides industry-leading services to economic development organizations, chambers of commerce and governments, including strategic planning, competitive assessments, benchmarking, global market insights, workforce studies, organizational plans and funding solutions and custom-designed implementation support.
Prior to joining EY, Tony served as a strategist to over 50 communities across the United States. He holds a BS in Earth Systems: Land Management from Stanford University, and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
How Tony is building a better working world
In high school, Tony spent time on a farm - learning about agriculture and environment science. With a keen interest in history, this took him on a path through an interdisciplinary study of earth systems and urban planning and eventually to economic development. This field requires a true systems approach, and Tony has always been interested in improving these systems to have a positive impact on people’s lives, the built environment and the natural world. He strives to be inclusive with all his work and help communities make resources and opportunities available to everybody in need.
