Stuart Henderson leads Accenture’s Products Client Group in the U.S. and serves on the company’s Global Management Committee. With a portfolio spanning life sciences, consumer goods and services, and the industrial sector, Stuart helps clients embrace innovation and technology — especially AI — to improve patient outcomes and accelerate drug discovery, reinvent retail value chains and use technology to personalize consumer experiences, and help the aerospace and defense industry emphasize long-term resiliency through automation, robotics, and tech-enabled supply chains.
Stuart brings more than 25 years’ experience to his role, earning recognition for his deep understanding of industry disruptions and emerging opportunities. He is adept at strategizing and executing change, with particular expertise in helping companies pivot and transform their mindsets, approach, and business models to succeed in a new era.
Before his current position, Stuart held several executive roles at Accenture. Most recently, he led the Northeast Market Unit, overseeing client relationships, personnel, offices, community engagement, and financial outcomes across 10 U.S. states. In addition, as client account lead, Stuart built and cultivated relationships with many of the world’s leading companies operating in the U.S. and Canada to drive value and co-innovation, and as global industry lead for life sciences, he was responsible for guiding the strategies, offerings and thought leadership to help pharma, biotech, medical technology, distributor and consumer health companies reshape the future of medicine and care.
Prior to joining Accenture, Stuart worked in corporate strategy and development, including leading R&D strategy at AstraZeneca and managing life sciences strategy and transformation at IBM Global Business Services.
Stuart is a graduate of De Montfort University, where he earned a bachelor’s in information technology.
