Kate Clifford is the chief leadership and human resources officer of Accenture and a member of the company’s Executive Committee. In this role, she is leading the transformation of Accenture’s people strategy—reimagining how work is done, developing future-ready capabilities and strengthening leadership at every level to ensure Accenture’s people are a source of differentiation, growth and value creation.
Over nearly three decades with Accenture, Kate has been a driving force behind the evolution of the firm's talent and leadership agenda. Throughout her career, she has led enterprise-wide transformation, including reimagining performance management and pioneering the use of AI in HR, strengthening leadership, workforce capability and creating a lasting competitive advantage.
Kate has held a series of senior leadership roles across client delivery, global centers of expertise and human resources. Before becoming chief leadership and human resources officer she served as the chief human resources officer for the Americas, leading the talent and leadership agenda for Accenture’s largest market and helping position the business for sustained growth and success.
Kate is a member of the Accenture Charitable Trust Board of Directors, HR50, the CHRO Association, the Center for Executive Succession and Gallup’s CHRO roundtable.
Kate holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and Math from the University of Richmond.
