Dr. Elisabeth Denison

Dr. Elisabeth Denison is Partner and Head of Strategy at Deloitte Germany. She is responsible for the company’s strategic positioning and development in the context of globalization and digitization. Particularly, she focuses on the digital transformation of the service portfolio.

In addition to strategy and corporate development (investments, cooperations and mergers), she is responsible for Talent & Partner Affairs. She is a member of Deloitte’s global Talent Executive and the Chief Strategy Officer Council of Deloitte. As EMEA Talent Lead, she drives strategic initiatives to strengthen the employer brand and talent experience for over 90,000 Deloitte employees in Europe.

Originally from Austria, Elisabeth has gained wide-ranging global experience in finance and professional services over the past twenty years, living for several years in Hong Kong, Singapore and New York. 

Elisabeth is a trained software engineer with master degrees in Business Administration and Economics from Austria and London and holds a PhD in Economics. She is married with two sons.

"Like almost everything in the world, intelligence in the population is normally distributed. Women are no less qualified than men: 55 percent of Germany's high school graduates and 51 percent of Germany's university graduates are female. But why are women so grossly underrepresented in MINT occupations? And why don't more women make it into management positions? There are many answers, but one thing underlies everything: Our society thinks too much in stereotypes. Corporates, politics and society all have the power to bring about change and create an environment that enables both women and men equally to develop their talents."