Pierre Nanterme is Chairman & CEO of Accenture, a US$32.9 billion global professional services company.

In addition to chairing the board of directors, Mr. Nanterme is responsible for managing the company, formulating and executing long-term strategies, and interacting with clients, employees, investors and other stakeholders. He is Accenture’s primary decision- and policy-maker, setting the tone for the company’s values, ethics and culture. He has served on the board of directors since 2010 and leads Accenture's Global Management Committee.

Mr. Nanterme exemplifies Accenture’s commitment to helping its clients achieve high performance. He is a proven leader with deep expertise in developing strong client relationships, a passion for building outstanding client teams and a disciplined focus on operations and execution.

In his 34-year career with Accenture, Mr. Nanterme has held a wide variety of leadership positions across key parts of Accenture’s business. Prior to becoming CEO in January 2011, he was Group Chief Executive of Accenture's Financial Services operating group, which serves clients in the banking, capital markets and insurance industries. In 2006, he joined Accenture’s global leadership team, where he contributed to the planning and execution of Accenture’s successful long-term business strategy and the implementation of its global operating model.

From May 2006 through August 2007, Mr. Nanterme was Chief Leadership Officer, with primary responsibility for Accenture's leadership development program. In that role, he oversaw Accenture's corporate citizenship initiatives globally. He also served as Accenture’s country managing director for France from November 2005 through August 2007. Mr. Nanterme spent much of his earlier career with Accenture in the Financial Services operating group, where he served as managing director for Europe, Africa and Latin America, as well as global managing director of Accenture's Insurance industry group.

Mr. Nanterme represents Accenture in a number of external venues. Since 2011, he has served on various task forces for the B20 Summit, which comprises top business leaders from the G20 countries who inform and advise the G20 on key global issues from a business perspective. He is a member of the World Economic Forum's International Business Council and its IT Governors Steering Committee, as well as executive sponsor of the Forum's Digital Transformation of Industries research project. He is also a member of the Wall Street Journal's CEO Council.

Mr. Nanterme joined Accenture in 1983 and became a partner in 1993. He holds a Master of Science degree in management from ESSEC Business School (École Supérieure des Sciences Économiques et Commerciales) in Paris. He was awarded the insignia of Chevalier (Knight) of the Legion of Honour in France in 2010. In 2015, he was named to Fortune's "Businessperson of the Year" list of top CEOs. In 2016, he was named to Harvard Business Review’s list of "The Best-Performing CEOs in the World."

David Rowland is Accenture's chief financial officer with responsibility for the company’s corporate controllership, treasury, tax, investor relations, financial reporting and analysis, strategic planning and analysis, and corporate development functions. Mr. Rowland is a member of Accenture's Global Management Committee and previously served on the board and as Audit Committee chair for Avanade, a joint venture of Accenture and Microsoft.

Prior to being named CFO in July 2013, Mr. Rowland served for more than six years as Accenture’s senior vice president—Finance, with responsibility for the company's Finance Operations organization, which included financial reporting and analysis, strategic planning and analysis and the global finance directors supporting the company’s operating groups and businesses. During this time, Mr. Rowland was a member of Accenture’s Global Management Committee and chaired Accenture’s Operations Council consisting of all group operating officers and other corporate leaders.

Earlier in his career with the company, Mr. Rowland held a number of finance leadership positions including finance director for Accenture's two largest operating groups, Communications & High Tech and Products.

Mr. Rowland began his career with Accenture in 1983 in the Consulting group and spent several years serving clients across a variety of industries. He has served on a number of management committees and has also played significant leadership roles in a number of company-wide initiatives.

Throughout his professional career, Mr. Rowland has served on several civic and charitable boards. He is currently Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He was recognized among the top CFOs in the Payments, Processors & IT Services sector by Institutional Investor in 2015, 2016 and 2017, including as Best CFO on the "2016 All-America Executive Team," ranking No. 1 in the sector.

Mr. Rowland holds a bachelor of science degree in management from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Jo Deblaere is Accenture’s chief operating officer, responsible for leading the company’s business operations globally, executing Accenture’s business strategy and ensuring operational excellence company-wide. Mr. Deblaere is also group chief executive – Europe with overall leadership responsibility for more than 20 countries. In addition, Mr. Deblaere leads enterprise risk management for Accenture, working across the company to identify, assess and actively manage enterprise risks. He is a member of Accenture's Global Management Committee and chairs Accenture’s Capital and Investment Committees.

Prior to becoming COO in September 2009, Mr. Deblaere was chief operating officer of Accenture’s outsourcing business globally, a position he held since 2006. In this role he was instrumental in driving operational excellence across Accenture’s $9 billion outsourcing business and in leading Accenture’s outsourcing industrialization agenda.

From 2005 to 2006, Mr. Deblaere led Accenture’s global network of business process outsourcing delivery centers. From 2000 to 2005, he had overall responsibility for Accenture’s work with public-sector clients in Western Europe. Earlier in his career, he worked with numerous clients in a variety of industries including automotive, metals, energy, chemicals, media and entertainment, and public service.

Mr. Deblaere represents the company as part of the BUSINESSEUROPE Corporate Advisory and Support Group. He is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement–Young Enterprise Europe and a member of the Board of Governors of Junior Achievement Worldwide.

Mr. Deblaere joined Accenture in 1985 and became a partner in 1996. He holds a degree in business administration and information management from KU Leuven in Belgium. Mr. Deblaere is based in Brussels.

Omar Abbosh is Accenture’s chief strategy officer. He is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company’s strategy, innovation programs and investments. In this role, Mr. Abbosh also has management responsibility for Accenture Security, Accenture’s Dublin Centre for Innovation, Accenture’s Ventures & Acquisitions, Industry programs, Research and Corporate Citizenship. He is a member of Accenture’s Global Management Committee.

Before being appointed to his current position in March 2015, Mr. Abbosh held several management roles including senior managing director--Growth & Strategy for the Resources operating group, managing director of the Resources business in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Global Utilities managing director and managing director of Accenture Smart Grid Services & Accenture Energy Consumer Services. He has served as the global client lead for leading multinational companies where he advised client executives on major strategic issues for their businesses, including bringing and scaling digital innovation into the enterprise, operating model transformation, leadership development, mergers and acquisitions, capital allocation and investment management. He also served on the Global Energy Board chaired by Lord Browne of Madingley for ten years.

Mr. Abbosh joined Accenture in 1989 and became a partner in 1998. He holds a degree in electronic engineering from Cambridge University and a master’s degree in business administration from INSEAD.

Gianfranco Casati is group chief executive—Growth Markets, responsible for overseeing Accenture’s business in Asia Pacific, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, as well as in Russia and Turkey. In this role he works closely with the company’s five operating group leaders to ensure that Accenture is well-positioned for continued growth in each of these key markets. He is also a member of Accenture's Global Management Committee.

Prior to assuming his current role, Mr. Casati was group chief executive of Accenture's Products operating group, which serves clients in the air, freight & travel services; automotive; consumer goods & services; industrial equipment; infrastructure & transportation services; life sciences; and retail industries. Before that, Mr. Casati was managing director of the Products operating group's Europe operating unit. He also served as Accenture's country managing director for Italy and as chairman of Accenture's geographic council in its IGEM (Italy, Greece and emerging markets) region. In addition, Mr. Casati led Accenture's Electronics & High Tech industry group in Europe. Among the many global clients he has served during his career with Accenture are Pirelli, Alcatel, Siemens and Sony.

Mr. Casati joined Accenture in 1984 after practicing as a certified public accountant, and he became a partner in 1994. Prior to the company's transition to a corporate structure and IPO in 2001, he served as a member of the Accenture Board of Partners and led a global program aimed at redefining the partner compensation and career model.

Mr. Casati holds a degree in economics from Pavia University in Italy.

Paul Daugherty is Accenture’s chief technology & innovation officer and leads the company’s Technology Innovation & Ecosystem group. He is also a member of Accenture’s Global Management Committee.

In addition to overseeing Accenture’s technology strategy, Mr. Daugherty has responsibility for driving innovation through R&D activities in Accenture’s Labs and leveraging emerging technologies to bring the newest innovations to clients globally.

He founded and oversees Accenture Ventures, which is focused on strategic equity investments and open innovation to accelerate growth. He also leads the company’s large group of highly skilled, certified technology architects, who apply new technologies and architectural foundations in building solutions for clients across industries. In addition, Mr. Daugherty is responsible for managing Accenture’s alliances, partnerships and senior-level relationships with leading and emerging technology companies, and runs Accenture’s Global CIO Council and annual CIO and Innovation Forum.

Mr. Daugherty has played a key role in evolving Accenture’s technology business to respond to the changes in the industry. He developed the Digital Business vision and helped shape Accenture’s early moves to establish its digital business leadership. He founded Accenture’s cloud computing business and was instrumental in launching Accenture’s SaaS, big data and open source businesses, and played a key role in the company’s technology business during the major transitions to client/server computing and internet-based computing.

Mr. Daugherty is a passionate advocate for gender equality in the workplace and sponsoring STEM-related inclusion & diversity initiatives. He is a frequent speaker at conferences on industry and technology issues, and has published articles in a variety of publications. He sponsors Accenture’s technology initiatives with the World Economic Forum. Mr. Daugherty also serves as chairman of the board of Avanade, the leading provider of Microsoft technology services. He is on the board of directors for Girls Who Code, Accenture Global Services Limited, the board of trustees of the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley and the advisory board for Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan. Mr. Daugherty helped found the Advisory Board of the Academy of Information Technology, a non-profit that works to boost IT careers for youth. He also sponsors Accenture’s partnership with Code.org which is focused on bringing Computer Science education to students around the world.

Mr. Daugherty joined Accenture in 1986 and became a partner in 1999. He earned his bachelor of science degree in computer engineering from the University of Michigan.

Bhaskar Ghosh is group chief executive of Accenture Technology Services with overall responsibility for the Accenture Application Services business, spanning systems integration and application outsourcing. Additionally, he leads platforms, products and global technology delivery. He is a member of the Accenture Global Management Committee.

Previously, Dr. Ghosh led the Accenture Delivery Centers for Technology in India, and he was the global application outsourcing lead. He was also instrumental in building and managing the Accenture IT infrastructure service delivery capabilities within the Delivery Centers for Technology.

Before joining Accenture in 2003, Dr. Ghosh was vice president and global head of IT infrastructure management services at Infosys. Earlier in his career, he held several senior positions with Philips in India, where he worked extensively with the consumer electronics industry.

Dr. Ghosh is currently based in Bengaluru, India. He holds a bachelor of science degree from Calcutta University, a master’s degree in business administration from Calcutta University and a Ph.D. in business process management from Utkal University in India.

As general counsel, Chad Jerdee has ultimate responsibility for all legal support to Accenture, serving as principal counsel to senior leadership and the board of directors and leading the company's Legal department. As head of the Legal department, he oversees all legal services, the contract management function and government relations functions. As chief compliance officer, Mr. Jerdee is responsible for managing legal and regulatory compliance programs that enable Accenture to operate around the globe while adhering to the highest ethical standards. He is also a member of Accenture’s Global Management Committee.

Prior to assuming his current role in June 2015, Mr. Jerdee held a variety of leadership positions in our Legal organization, working on many of our largest and most complex transactions, and helping Accenture expand into new areas of growth.

From 2010 to 2015, Mr. Jerdee served as Deputy General Counsel – Sales & Delivery. In this role, he was responsible for leading global legal support for Accenture’s client-facing business including sales, solution development and client delivery teams—approximately 1,750 Legal professionals in 48 countries. He was also a member of Accenture’s Capital Committee.

From 2005 to 2010, Mr. Jerdee was the Legal lead for the Outsourcing Sales Legal team as well as for Accenture’s growth platforms. Prior to 2005, he held a number of roles focused on negotiating client transactions and helping to develop Accenture’s contract and negotiation standards.

Before joining Accenture, Mr. Jerdee practiced law in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he specialized in corporate, financing and real estate matters.

Mr. Jerdee joined Accenture in 1997 and became partner in 2003. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the St. Olaf College and a juris doctor degree from the University of Minnesota.

Mark Knickrehm is group chief executive of Accenture Strategy, which focuses on solving clients’ most pressing challenges at the intersection of business, technology and operations—helping C-suite executives develop strategies to transform their organizations. He is also a member of Accenture's Global Management Committee.

Mr. Knickrehm is a thought leader on how emerging trends and technologies will impact industry and business models, especially around digital disruption, competitiveness and envisioning what the workforce of the future will look like in a digital world.

Prior to assuming his current role in 2013, Mr. Knickrehm served as senior managing director of Accenture’s global Health industry group and also was responsible for growth and strategy in the Health & Public Service operating group.

Mr. Knickrehm spent 12 years at McKinsey & Company where, as a partner, he focused on strategy, operations and organization. He also served for two years as executive vice president, CFO and president of international operations for Paging Network, Inc. (PageNet), a publicly held wireless company with annual revenues of more than $1 billion. He rejoined Accenture in 2005, having previously been with Accenture from 1984-1989, where he led large client software design, development and installation teams.

Mr. Knickrehm holds a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Chicago. He is currently based in Los Angeles, after spending three years living and working in Asia.

Dan London is group chief executive of the Health & Public Service operating group, responsible for Accenture's services globally to healthcare providers and health plans, as well as services to government and public-sector clients in the defense, revenue, human services, public health, postal, justice and public safety sectors. He is also a member of Accenture’s Global Management Committee.

Before assuming his current role in June 2014, Mr. London was senior managing director of Health & Public Service in North America, with broad responsibility for the operating unit’s strategy and growth initiatives, client relationships and financial performance.

Between 2006 and 2009, Mr. London was managing director of Accenture’s Finance & Performance Management global service line. In that role, he worked with clients on major finance transformation programs involving strategic planning, business architecture, enterprise resource management, finance operations and reporting, shared services and outsourcing, and also was responsible for building the group’s capabilities through new service offerings and alliance relationships.

Previously, Mr. London held a variety of other leadership roles in Finance & Performance Management. Earlier in his career, he managed Accenture’s business relationships with major clients in both the Resources and Products operating groups focused on large-scale ERP and shared services transformations. Mr. London has also played an important role in Accenture’s strategic planning efforts and company-wide operating model changes.

Mr. London joined Accenture in 1986 and became a partner in 1998. He earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science from Rutgers University.

Richard Lumb is group chief executive of Accenture’s Financial Services operating group, which serves clients in the banking, capital markets and insurance industries. He is responsible for all services to clients in these industries and for the growth, strategy and financial performance of the group.

Mr. Lumb also oversees the growth and strategy of Accenture Consulting, whose more-than 40,000 consultants serve clients across 40 industries. He represents Accenture Consulting and the firm’s five operating groups on Accenture's Global Operating Committee and he is a member of the company’s Global Management Committee.

In his 32 years with Accenture, Mr. Lumb has helped to transform some of the world’s leading financial institutions with innovative strategies, business models and change programs, and he has held a number of leadership roles in Accenture.

Mr. Lumb’s vision is to be at the heart of changes taking place in financial services, supporting financial institutions with new strategic and digital transformation, making a difference to their results and delivering value for the industry. He is a proponent of closer collaboration between traditional players and emerging fintech companies, and he oversees Accenture’s FinTech Innovation Lab in New York, London and Hong Kong.

He has written for and commented in leading publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Forbes, BusinessWeek, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Le Monde, Nikkei, South China Morning Post and others.

He is the recent coauthor of "Editing the Uneditable Blockchain: Why Distributed Ledger Technology Must Adapt to an Imperfect World," which examines the challenge of adapting "immutable" blockchain technology to laws like "the right to be forgotten" within private enterprise systems. Mr. Lumb is also coauthor of "Bridging the Technology Gap in Financial Services Boardrooms," which argued that bank boards need deeper technology insight to set successful strategies in a digital world. He was named Consulting magazine's top financial services industry consultant in 2016.

Mr. Lumb is currently the chairman of Mortgage Cadence LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture) and a non-executive director of Duck Creek Technologies. He is a former chairman of Accenture Software. He has a degree in mechanical engineering and an MBA from the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom.

Laurence Morvan is Chief of Staff—Office of the Chairman & CEO, with responsibility for ensuring that Chairman & CEO Pierre Nanterme's agenda is effectively represented in Accenture's core initiatives and leadership forums, and for managing the Chairman & CEO's participation in internal and external engagements. Ms. Morvan is a member of Accenture's Global Management Committee.

In her role, Ms. Morvan oversees special projects on behalf of the Chairman & CEO, including leading the company's Accenture Way effort. She also serves as the executive sponsor for Accenture's relationship with the B20, an international forum that brings thought leadership and business policy recommendations to the G20 heads of state, with a focus on digitalization and entrepreneurship.

Prior to assuming her current role in 2012, Ms. Morvan held a number of internal strategy positions and contributed to the Accenture Human Capital Strategy. She started her career with Accenture as a consultant in the Strategy practice, working primarily for Financial Services clients in France and the United Kingdom.

Prior to joining Accenture in 1994, Ms. Morvan worked in investment banking on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions.

Ms. Morvan teaches Strategic Human Resources Management at Sciences Po, a leading French business school.

She holds a master's degree in business administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a master of science degree in management from ESSEC Business School (École Supérieure des Sciences Économiques et Commerciales) in Paris.

Sander van 't Noordende is group chief executive of Accenture’s Products operating group, which serves clients in the air, freight & travel services; automotive; consumer goods & services; industrial equipment; infrastructure & transportation services; life sciences; and retail industries. He is also a member of Accenture's Global Management Committee, and a director on the board of Avanade, a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft.

Prior to his current role, Mr. van ‘t Noordende was group chief executive—Management Consulting, with responsibility for the company’s capabilities and services across Strategy, Analytics, Customer Relationship Management, Finance & Enterprise Performance, Operations, Risk Management, Sustainability, and Talent & Organization.

From September 2006 until March 2011, Mr. van ‘t Noordende was group chief executive of Accenture's Resources operating group, which serves clients in the chemicals, energy, natural resources and utilities industries. Before that he led Accenture's Resources operating group in Southern Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. He also served as managing director of the Resources operating group in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. In addition, from 2001 until September 2006, he served as Accenture's country managing director for the Netherlands.

Mr. van ‘t Noordende joined Accenture in 1987 and became a partner in 1999. During his Accenture career, he has led large-scale transformation and IT projects for clients in the financial services and utilities industries.

Mr. van ‘t Noordende holds a degree in industrial engineering, with a specialty in finance and marketing, from the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands.

Jean-Marc Ollagnier is group chief executive of Accenture's Resources operating group, which serves clients in the chemicals, energy, natural resources and utilities industries. He is also a member of Accenture's Global Management Committee.

Prior to being named to his current position in March 2011, Mr. Ollagnier was managing director of Accenture’s Resources business across Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.

He also served as global managing director of the Financial Services Solutions group, with responsibility for asset-based solutions for insurance and banking, and was responsible for the Financial Services strategic alliance with SAP. Earlier in his career he served as Accenture’s country managing director of France and the Benelux countries. He has deep experience serving large, global clients across many industries with significant transformational and IT programs.

Mr. Ollagnier joined Accenture in 1986 and was named a partner in 1997. He holds a degree in engineering from the École Supérieure des Télécommunications (ENST) in France, with a specialty in computer science.

Debbie Polishook is group chief executive of Accenture Operations. In this role, she oversees Accenture’s comprehensive portfolio of business process services as well as Infrastructure and cloud services, including the Accenture Cloud Platform. She leads a team of both consulting and outsourcing professionals charged with developing, selling and delivering differentiated intelligent infrastructure, cloud and business process services to drive transformational value and productivity for clients. In addition, Ms. Polishook serves as a member of Accenture’s Global Management Committee and Capital Committee.

Before assuming her current position, Ms. Polishook was group operating officer for Accenture Operations, responsible for executing business strategy and driving operational excellence.

Prior to this role, Ms. Polishook was the Global Quality and Client Satisfaction Lead for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), as well as the lead for Accenture’s Business Support Services team that provides a set of common services across the company’s BPO contracts.

Before working in Outsourcing, Ms. Polishook was the managing director of Accenture’s Media & Entertainment client portfolio in the Northeast United States.

Ms. Polishook joined Accenture 1985 and became a partner in 1997. She holds a bachelor of arts degree in economics from Tulane University and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Austin.

Bob Sell is group chief executive of Accenture's Communications, Media & Technology operating group, which serves clients in the communications, electronics, technology, media and entertainment industries. He is also a member of Accenture’s Global Management Committee.

Previously, from 2007 to 2012, Mr. Sell was the managing director of Accenture’s Communications, Media & Technology North America operating unit. In that role he was responsible for setting the overall vision and strategy, for sales and revenue growth, and for client relationship management in the United States and Canada.

During his career with Accenture, Mr. Sell has served in a variety of leadership roles, across a number of industries. He has also managed Accenture’s business relationships with some of its largest global clients.

Mr. Sell joined Accenture in 1984 and became a partner in 1995. He received his undergraduate degree in economics from Lafayette College.

Ellyn Shook is Accenture’s chief leadership & human resources officer, responsible for helping the 411,000 people of Accenture succeed both professionally and personally. Her global team of HR experts is re-imagining leadership and talent practices to create the most truly human work environment in the digital age, fueling Accenture’s differentiation in the market and ability to improve the way the world works and lives.

Ms. Shook is a member of Accenture’s Global Management Committee. She is a strong advocate for inclusion and diversity, and Accenture has been widely recognized externally as an employer of choice and for its diversity efforts.

Before being named chief human resources officer in 2014, Ms. Shook was senior managing director—Human Resources, and led Accenture’s Human Resources Centers of Expertise and the Human Resources Business Partner Organization. In this position, she was responsible for the design of Accenture’s talent architecture, as well as the company’s total rewards, talent supply chain and talent development programs.

Between 2004 and 2011, Ms. Shook was the global human resources lead for career and performance management, total rewards, employee engagement, and mergers and acquisitions. Earlier in her career, she was head of global compensation, responsible for designing and implementing new executive compensation and equity programs—including equity grants at the time of the company’s IPO in 2001. She also led human resources for the company’s New York office for five years.

Ms. Shook serves on the board of trustees at Harvey Mudd College, the Women's Leadership Board of the Women and Public Policy program at Harvard's Kennedy School, and the steering committee of Paradigm for Parity. She is active in Women in America and Ellevate Women’s Network, and is also a member of the HR50 division of World50. A 2015 article in Forbes.com named Ms. Shook one of the top 10 CHROs.

Ms. Shook joined Accenture in 1988 and became a partner in 2003. She holds a bachelor of science degree from Purdue University.

Mike Sutcliff is group chief executive of Accenture Digital, which integrates digital assets, software and services across digital marketing, analytics and mobility to help clients drive growth and create new sources of value.

In his role, Mr. Sutcliff focuses on leveraging the full breadth and scale of Accenture's cloud, systems integration and enterprise application capabilities—and its global delivery network—to help clients integrate digital into all facets of their organizations to transform their businesses.

Specifically, he speaks to clients, media and industry analysts to position the digital difference and the opportunities it brings to improved business performance. Mr. Sutcliff sees two major themes driving the digital market: Digital Customers, Channels, and Markets, including designing and enabling improved multi-channel customer experiences, digital customer interactions, digital sales, and digital channel distribution capabilities; and Digital Enterprise, enabling new operating models and business processes, connected product platforms, analytics and collaboration capabilities to enhance productivity.

He oversees a global team of 30,000 people who provide a comprehensive portfolio of business and technology services, from developing digital strategies to implementing digital technologies and running digital processes on behalf of clients. Mr. Sutcliff is also a member of Accenture's Global Management Committee.

Prior to assuming his current role, Mr. Sutcliff was senior managing director of Accenture's Financial Services business in North America, with broad responsibility for the group's strategy, client relationships and financial performance. Between 2000 and 2005, he led Accenture's Finance & Performance Management global service line.

Mr. Sutcliff joined Accenture in 1987 and was named a partner in 1999. He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical/computer engineering and a Master of Science degree in business from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Julie Sweet is Chief Executive Officer – North America, responsible for leading Accenture’s business in the United States, the company’s largest market, and Canada. She is also a member of Accenture’s Global Management Committee.

Prior to assuming her current position in June 2015, Ms. Sweet served as general counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer. As general counsel, she had ultimate responsibility for all legal support to Accenture, serving as principal counsel to senior leadership and the board of directors and leading the company's Legal department.

Before joining Accenture in 2010, Ms. Sweet was, for 10 years, a partner in the Corporate department of the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, which she joined in 1992. She led a broad corporate practice at the firm, which included representing underwriters, private equity funds and corporate clients in public and private financings, advising on mergers and acquisitions, and providing general corporate counsel.

Ms. Sweet is a member of the Executive Committee of the Business Roundtable and chairs its Technology, Internet & Innovation Committee and serves on the Executive Council of TechNet. Ms. Sweet also is a member of the American Technology Council, is co-chair of the Canada-United States Council for Advancement of Women Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders, and is on the board of directors of Catalyst and the National Center for Children and Families. In 2016, she was named to FORTUNE’s list of “Most Powerful Women.”

Ms. Sweet holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Claremont McKenna College and holds a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School.

As chief marketing & communications officer, Roxanne Taylor is focused on strengthening Accenture’s brand in the marketplace and bringing innovative marketing approaches to help grow the business by building relationships with clients, engaging employees and attracting world-class talent. Passionate about how technology can drive innovation into every facet of brand-building, she recently led the development of a new digital platform for Accenture, including a new website design with integrated social, mobile and content strategies.

Ms. Taylor leads Accenture’s global team of more than 1000 marketing and communications professionals, responsible for image and market development, digital marketing, social media, corporate and financial communications, industry analyst and media relations, brand management, advertising and research. She is a member of Accenture's Global Management Committee.

Prior to being appointed to her current role in 2007, Ms. Taylor served as Accenture’s managing director of corporate marketing, including financial communications. She joined the company in 1995 as director of marketing and communications for the Financial Services practice and was promoted to partner in 2000.

Before joining Accenture, Ms. Taylor held a variety of business, investor relations and marketing roles for Reuters, Citicorp, Credit Suisse and the Deak-Perera Group.

Ms. Taylor is a member of the Marketing 50, Arthur W. Page Society, The Committee of 200 and Women's Forum of New York, and is on the Board of Directors of the Ad Council. Her work for Accenture has received widespread external recognition—she was named one of Forbes' "World's Most Influential CMOs" for 2017, was one of FierceCMO's B2B "CMOs to Watch," and was selected as a "Changing the Game" Award Winner by Advertising Women of New York.

Ms. Taylor serves on the Business Committee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the board of Only Make Believe, a non-profit organization that creates and performs interactive theatre for children living in hospitals and care facilities throughout New York City.

Ms. Taylor holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland.