Joe Ucuzoglu (born July 11, 1977) is an American businessman and Global CEO of

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Early life and education

Ucuzoglu grew up in

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. He graduated from the

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with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.

Career

Ucuzoglu joined Deloitte in 1997. Prior to being appointed the Global CEO of Deloitte, he served as CEO of Deloitte US from 2019 to 2022. Ucuzoglu is a regular speaker at business schools across the US, including Duke University's

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, Yale University's School of Management, University of Virginia Darden School of Business, University of Southern California's

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, and University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business. Ucuzoglu is a frequent speaker at The

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Annual Meeting, where he has addressed topics such as workplace

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. He is a

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brand contributor and appears as a regular guest on Fortune's ''Leadership Next'' podcast series. During the

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, Ucuzoglu was widely cited regarding the future of hybrid work and the

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. Ucuzoglu received media attention for a 2023 video statement in which he articulated the substantial benefits of Deloitte's integrated multidisciplinary model for its clients and professionals, coinciding with controversy surrounding competitor EY's plan to separate into two organizations. Also in 2023, Ucuzoglu addressed the transformative potential of

generative AI Generative artificial intelligence (Generative AI, GenAI, or GAI) is a subfield of artificial intelligence that uses generative models to produce text, images, videos, or other forms of data. These models learn the underlying patterns and str ...

tools such as

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, citing their ability to enhance human capability and stating that their use cases would "fundamentally alter the profession." Under Ucuzoglu's leadership, Deloitte published a report in 2023 outlining the potential of

green hydrogen Green hydrogen (GH2 or GH2) is hydrogen produced by the electrolysis of water, using renewable electricity. Production of green hydrogen causes significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions than production of grey hydrogen, which is derived fr ...

, a renewable energy source, to become a $1.4 trillion global market by 2050. Ucuzoglu stated that the research highlighted a compelling opportunity to accelerate the green energy transition, tackling decarbonization in some of the world's most emissions-intensive and hardest-to-abate sectors. Ucuzoglu is a member of the Business Roundtable and Chairs the Board of Councilors of the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business. Ucuzoglu has also served on the board of directors of the

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and the executive committee of the

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Personal life

Ucuzoglu is married to Tracy Ucuzoglu, and has a daughter, Sarah Ucuzoglu and a son, Adam Ucuzoglu.

References

Living people 21st-century American businesspeople American business executives Businesspeople from Los Angeles University of Southern California alumni {{DEFAULTSORT:Ucuzoglu, Joe Year of birth missing (living people) American people of Turkish descent