TONY SWANSON
EY
TITLE: Senior Manager
AWARD CATEGORY: Strategy Consulting
AGE: 31
Tony Swanson is a senior strategy consultant for EY, whose cross-disciplinary background and approach has proven an effective combination to attract and win business. One client even told him that the strength of his intellect was a determining factor in giving EY their business. How's that for an ego boost?
Swanson says it's been "a thrill" to help establish EY's advisory practice, which has grown from a small handful of people to hundreds over the last five years.
"I've had the privilege to complete some very exciting work for a number of high profile clients—creating an innovation group at a fortune 50 company, establishing a non-profit to accelerate brain research, managing a strategy engagement for one of the largest sporting events in the world—but I'm most proud of the teams I've helped build in the process," he says.
Swanson's passion is building teams. So much so that he devised and launched an innovative crowdsourcing platform to regularly share and leverage insights across his group.
When asked what excites him most about his career, Swanson said it's helping his clients overcome their problems.
"Supporting my clients in facing these challenges with new solutions, and translating leading practices from one industry into another is particularly rewarding," he says.
As for the recognition of the Rising Stars Award, Swanson says it's "humbling" to know that so many leaders he wanted to emulate at the start of his career think enough of his work to nominate him for the award.
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