Kate Barton Email & Phone Number

Kate is the Global CEO of Dentons, the world's largest global law firm with a presence in more than 80 countries. As Global CEO, Kate is responsible for leading the Firm’s global strategy and operations. Her strategic priorities for the firm are focussed on delivering consistent high-quality service to clients, retaining and developing top talent, and growing the business. Kate is also a board member serving SharkNinja, a NYSE public company focused on innovative lifestyle products/solutions, and three key not-for-profit organizations including the Ireland Fund, the All Stars Project and the Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project. She also serves on the Boston College Law Deans Advisory Council and the Boston University School of Management Advisory Council.Kate retired from EY in 2023 after having served as Global Vice Chair of Tax, Law, and People Advisory Services. She was a member of EY’s Global Executive Board (top global governing board of the firm) – reporting to the Global Chair (one of the 15 partners running EY). As the leader of thousands of EY professionals across 150 countries, she was involved in all aspects of the businesses she managed, including strategy and operations, people development, client relations, quality control, risk management, thought leadership, learning and new service innovation. Known as a visionary in her areas of expertise, she introduced transformative technologies to the range of services the firm offered, such as SAAS as a business, and negotiated investments, alliances and acquisitions that helped drive innovation as well as double-digit revenue and headcount growth, leading EY’s global tax practice to #1 position in terms of brand and market share.Kate received a B.S. from Boston University, a J.D. from Boston College Law School, Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif, and an LL.M. in Taxation from Boston University School of Law. Kate has attended the Executive MBA programs at the Kellogg School of Management and Harvard University. She is NACD Director Certified and is qualified to serve as a financial expert under SEC, NYSE and NASDAQ rules.