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David Leckstein joins EY as Americas chief AI & product officer and consulting strategy leader

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EY has hired David Leckstein as its Americas chief AI & product officer and Americas consulting strategy leader.

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David Leckstein has joined EY as Americas chief AI & product officer and Americas consulting strategy leader. Based in New York City, Leckstein will guide how EY 's Americas region harnesses AI, products, and platforms to create value internally and for clients. He will focus on how intelligent agents, autonomous workflows, and modern digital architectures can deliver opportunities to drive productivity, innovation, and growth. Leckstein will also advance Americas consulting practice strategy by working with leaders across services lines to improve alignment, execution, and innovation. He joins EY from Accenture, where he spent the last 28 years and was a senior managing director. He led the consulting firm's Americas technology practice, the products platform advisory practice, and the global SAP practice. "Sustainable transformation happens when organizations invest in their people with the same rigor they invest in technology," Leckstein writes in his LinkedIn profile. "At the intersection of people, technology, and strategy, I am passionate about helping organizations navigate change with confidence and create lasting impact in a world increasingly shaped by AI." EY Global has nearly 400,000 people and annual revenue of $51.2 billion.

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Executive hire

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Person
David LecksteinAmericas chief AI & product officer and Americas consulting strategy leader
Location
New York City, New York, United States

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  • directors
  • information technology
  • management

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Confidence
95%
Detected
Jul 29, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
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