Margaret Smith​

As Senior Managing Director of Geographic Services and Business Operations at Accenture, Margaret is responsible for diverse services—essential to business continuity—that impact our clients, people and suppliers.

Areas of the business under her remit within Geographic Services include business resiliency, mobility, procurement, real estate, travel and events, workplace operations and services, payroll delivery, records management, safety and security, time and expense, environmental management and sustainability execution, local technology delivery and data privacy and information security compliance.

She also steers the company’s Business Operations function, which provides process and functional expertise, as well as end-to-end, data-driven strategic solutions that help create lasting growth and value for the business.

Backed by more than 30 years of experience, Margaret provides strategic direction and leads teams of people who are based in every country where Accenture operates.

Margaret has held many leadership roles across our consulting and operations businesses, focusing on delivery, operations and commercial management. Margaret joined Accenture’s Operations Council in 2012 and Global Leadership Council in 2017—and continues to serve on both.

Margaret splits her time between the United States and the United Kingdom with her husband, four sons and dogs. She received her BBA and MBA from the George Washington University Business School in Washington, DC.