Janet Truncale

Janet Elaine Wilson Truncale (born August 1970)^[1] is an American business executive who has been the global chair and chief executive officer of Ernst & Young since 2024.^[2][3]

Janet Truncale
Born	1970 (age 54–55) Mountainside, New Jersey, US
Education	University of Pennsylvania (BSE) Columbia University (MBA)
Occupation	business executive
Title	Global Chair and CEO of Ernst & Young
Term	July 2024–present
Children	3

Early life

Truncale was born in Mountainside, New Jersey, in 1970. She received her bachelor's degree in economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, followed by an MBA from Columbia University.^[4] She is a certified public accountant in New York and a member of the AICPA.

Career

Truncale joined EY in 1991 as an intern. With over 30 years of experience in financial services. She rose to the regional managing partner of the EY Americas Financial Services Organization.^[5][6]

She is the board chair for Women's World Banking.^[7]

Ernst & Young

Truncale was selected as the EY Global Chair and CEO-elect, and assumed the role on 1 July 2024, making her the first woman to lead a Big Four accounting firm.^{[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]}