Umar Riaz

Umar is EY Americas Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction Advisory Leader, managing EY advisory services across the sector. Focusing on the industry’s most pressing challenges and opportunities, Umar advises companies on digital transformation including customer experience design, analytics, enterprise digitization and innovation management. He also consults with businesses on sales and marketing transformation, back-office organization, managed services and corporate strategy. Prior to serving as the Advisory Leader, Umar managed global accounts and consulted with clients in the travel and transportation, automotive and industrial sectors for a multinational management consulting firm. Earlier in his career, he worked in product strategy and R&D for a global auto manufacturer.