Gregory Nakos Partner EY Gregory is a Partner within the EY Consulting Services in Greece. He leads the Data Management, Big Data and Business Intelligence team of the EY Data & Analytics Center of Excellence for Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe & Central Asia (CESA), located in Athens. Prior to joining EY in 2011, he served as Professional Services Director at a leading global data analytics firm, covering Greece and Cyprus. He has cross-industry experience built on significant consulting engagements, including eight years in the UK and Ireland and, later, in Greece, Cyprus, and other countries in the Middle East and Africa region. He has led major IT transformation projects for many companies across the financial services (banks and insurance companies), telecommunications, retail, shipping and other industries. He holds an MBA with a major in Finance, from the Athens University of Economics and Business, an MSc in Systems Engineering with IT Applications from the University of Wales at Cardiff, and a BSc in Systems Engineering from the University of Hertfordshire. He dedicates his free time to family and friends, while he is passionate about windsurfing.