Gautam Rao Global Digital Accessibility Leader,
EY Design Studio NY

Gautam is responsible for EY’s digital accessibility strategy, including policy, methodology, procurement, awareness and training. He is an IAAP-certified digital accessibility professional (CPACC, WAS), with over two decades of experience in product development, user experience (UX) design, usability and accessibility. Gautam established and currently leads the EY Accessibility Center of Excellence, providing services to internal and external clients. He is a frequent presenter at conferences such as Disabilty:IN, M-Enabling, CSUN, and ATIA, and participates in leadership committees of organizations like Teach Access and Disability:IN. Gautam has been at EY since 2008 and is a graduate of Penn State University.