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Chair and Chief Executive Officer at Accenture

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Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Accenture. Passionate about family, business and equality.

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  • Living Our Values
    Oct 18, 2023

    Living Our Values

    Below is a note I sent to all our Accenture people earlier this week. To: All Accenture People We are writing to you as…

    186 Comments
  • Accenture’s commitment to helping refugees
    Sep 2, 2021

    Accenture’s commitment to helping refugees

    I want to share today Accenture’s longstanding commitment to helping refugees, the importance of corporate action to…

    86 Comments
  • We Stand Together Against Racism
    May 25, 2021

    We Stand Together Against Racism

    Below is a message Jimmy Etheredge, our CEO of North America, and I sent to Accenture employees in the United States…

    35 Comments
  • Democracy: moving forward
    Jan 9, 2021

    Democracy: moving forward

    As I reflect on this first full week of 2021, the work ahead for our country is sobering but vital. This week…

    93 Comments
  • Delivering value in fiscal 2020
    Oct 23, 2020

    Delivering value in fiscal 2020

    Below is my letter, published in our Accenture Annual Report. In fiscal 2020, our team of more than 500K people…

    8 Comments
  • Continuing Our Progress – Taking Action Against Racism
    Oct 1, 2020

    Continuing Our Progress – Taking Action Against Racism

    Across Accenture, we continue to take actions against racism and inequality. Below is a note I sent today to Accenture…

    51 Comments
  • Update on Actions—We Stand Against Racism
    Sep 1, 2020

    Update on Actions—We Stand Against Racism

    Below is a note that Jimmy Etheredge, our CEO of North America, and I sent today to Accenture people that reaffirms our…

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  • Our commitment to action
    Jun 4, 2020

    Our commitment to action

    Below is a note I sent to Accenture people in the United States earlier today and also shared globally about actions we…

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  • Reflections from Davos
    Jan 29, 2020

    Reflections from Davos

    Following an eventful and exciting World Economic Forum Annual Meeting last week in Davos, I am reflecting on a few key…

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  • Class of 2019...we need you
    Jun 19, 2019

    Class of 2019...we need you

    The following is a transcript of Julie Sweet’s commencement address to the University of Texas McCombs School of…

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Experience

  • Accenture

    Accenture

    15 years 4 months

    • Accenture Graphic

      Chair

      Accenture

      - Present 3 years 10 months

    • Accenture Graphic

      Chief Executive Officer

      Accenture

      - Present 5 years 10 months

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      Chief Executive Officer-North America

      Accenture

      - 4 years 4 months

      Greater DC metro area with primary office in Arlington, Virginia

      Responsible for leading Accenture’s business in the United States, the company's largest market, and Canada.

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      General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Corporate Secretary

      Accenture

      - 5 years 3 months

      Greater DC Metro Area with primary office in Arlington, VA

      As general counsel, I 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. In addition to the traditional functions of a legal department, the office of government relations and our contract management function (with 1000+ people) also reported to me. I also served as corporate secretary. As chief compliance officer, I was responsible for the global ethics and…

      As general counsel, I 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. In addition to the traditional functions of a legal department, the office of government relations and our contract management function (with 1000+ people) also reported to me. I also served as corporate secretary. As chief compliance officer, I was responsible for the global ethics and compliance program. I also was a member of the global management committee, the global executive committee and the global operating committee.

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    Partner (from 2000)

    Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

    - 17 years 4 months

    New York, New York, and stints in Hong Kong (1994 to 1996; 2001 to 2002)

    Prior to joining Accenture in 2010, for 10 years, I was a partner in the Corporate department of the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, which I joined in 1992. I 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. I helped open Cravath's Hong Kong office as an associate in 1994. In 2001, I returned as…

    Prior to joining Accenture in 2010, for 10 years, I was a partner in the Corporate department of the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, which I joined in 1992. I 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. I helped open Cravath's Hong Kong office as an associate in 1994. In 2001, I returned as a partner and co-headed the office until it closed in 2002.

Education

  • Columbia University Law School

    Juris Doctor (J.D.) Law

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    Claremont McKenna College

    Bachelor’s Degree International Relations

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    Activities and Societies: Debate team

    Also spent one year abroad studying Chinese in Taiwan and Taipei Language Institute and in Beijing at Peking University (Beida)

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