Bill Morris is the managing director for Accenture in Canada, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Under his leadership, the Canadian business has become one of Accenture’s fastest growing geographies globally with approximately 4,500 employees and offices from coast to coast. Bill is a member of Accenture’s Global Leadership Council.
Bill is responsible for driving growth across Canada, overseeing Accenture’s collaboration with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. Bill has led the each of the Resources, Products and Health and Public Service operating groups in Canada. He has more than 28 years of experience working on technology consulting, business transformation and outsourcing initiatives.
In 2003, Bill helped create and grow Accenture’s utilities outsourcing business, which is now the largest provider of outsourced customer care, technology and business services to utilities globally. He also chairs the company’s Human Capital & Diversity initiative that focuses on leadership development, inclusion and diversity, corporate citizenship and human capital strategy.
Bill believes strongly in the importance of investing in the community. He is on the global board of directors of Enablis which is a private sector-led non-profit organization that aims to help entrepreneurs in developing countries. Enablis was founded by Accenture and Telesystem in collaboration with the Government of Canada at the 2002 G8 Summit. He is helping create a new national initiative that aims to reduce the stigma of mental health issues among emerging adults. Bill is also a member of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and serves as vice chair of the Energy Policy Institute of Canada
Bill joined Accenture in 1982 and became a partner in 1996. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Bill attended Acadia University and earned a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) at Queen's University. He is an avid skier, sailor, mountain-biker and explorer of the great outdoors. Bill lives in Montreal with his wife and three children.