Our towns and cities of the future are complex and highly adaptive systems. Government, business and entrepreneurs must collaborate effectively to build citizen centric solutions that are ecologically, economically and financially sustainable.

Sarah Phillips

Partner, UK&I Corporate Finance, Ernst & Young LLP

Trusted business advisor supporting government in the delivery of social, financial and economic outcomes across the infrastructure lifecycle.

Sarah is a Partner in our Corporate Finance Team, focusing on the sustainable delivery of Government and Public Sector infrastructure.

Within her role Sarah seeks to provide clients with competitive advantage through capital agenda – raising, investing, optimising and preserving capital to support strategic decisions and deliver value. She does this by providing transaction advisory services throughout the infrastructure project lifecycle to create solutions that are operationally feasible, technically viable and commercially deliverable for all parties. This includes development of policy, preparation of a business case and creation of financial and commercial delivery models. 

Sarah joined EY in 2006 in Birmingham before moving to Glasgow. In 2010, she went on an EY mobility assignment to Australia where she worked with their local, State and Federal Government. Sarah returned to EY UK&I in 2020.

How Sarah is building a better working world

Sarah has a passion for projects that create value - enhancing individual, community, and city-wide resilience to improve life outcomes of all citizens. 

She is an active member of the infrastructure and project finance community. This includes regularly authoring thought leadership and speaking at sector conferences. She is also a board member of a social and affordable housing charity.

Sarah is a passionate advocate of driving diversity and inclusion within the infrastructure sector and EY. 

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