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Three Things to Remember while Leading through Challenging Times
Three Things to Remember while Leading through Challenging Times
There’s been very little “normal” about our professional and personal lives in more than a year. As leaders we’ve had…
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Nicole Cohen shared thisMe, improv & the tree. Keynoting WICT Philadelphia’s Tech It Out annual event last week with: Why and how the rules of improvisational comedy are applicable and needed more than ever in our ever-changing, collaboration-requiring AI world. Had a blast and enjoyed the conversations & messages that followed. Thank you to the organizers and attendees for a truly remarkable day! The WICT Network The WICT Network: Greater Philadelphia Ricki Lang Danielle Senour Tammy Whyman Margaret Rickard Rubinacci Robert Falcey Todd Montabana #TechItOut #ImprovAtWork
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Nicole Cohen shared thisProud to see this recognition from Everest Group for our Accenture #PrivateEquity capabilities. Thank you Rachel Barton for your leadership, and to the entire global team for the focus, commitment, and depth of expertise that made this possible. An important milestone that reflects where we are and the impact we're creating with our clients!Nicole Cohen shared thisI’m thrilled to share that Everest Group has positioned @Accenture as a Leader and Star Performer in its private equity services PEAK Matrix® assessment 2026, where it evaluated 24 leading providers. The report recognises our end-to-end capabilities across the #PrivateEquity deal lifecycle—from diligence and carve-outs through post-close transformation, value creation and exit readiness. It also highlights our ability to scale globally on complex programmes, our co-innovation with partners such as NVIDIA, SAP and Microsoft, and our ability to embed generative #AI and cloud into value creation from day one. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/gR7cFQJj Thank you Nicole Cohen, Jordan Griffiths, Martin T. (Marty) Glenn and everyone involved for driving this forward and for the depth of thinking behind it.
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Nicole Cohen shared thisHappy New Year. Hope that we all enjoyed the holiday season. And while we did... AI didn't sleep in. It didn't travel and/or unwind. It didn't over-debate with family & friends, didn't overeat, and it certainly didn't overthink what the new year would bring. As we have turned the calendar page, finding ourselves in 2026, please take a scroll through this piece on how #agenticAI is (already) redefining #PrivateEquity. Leading PE teams are coupling it with the power of human judgment to harness intelligence, make decisions & take action towards value faster! Take a read, taking a break from the emails that piled up. Wishing you the best that this next year has to offer and perhaps hasn't even imagined yet. https://lnkd.in/eydV_TkZ Accenture Rachel Barton Muqsit Ashraf Jordan Griffiths Conrad Devin Martin T. (Marty) Glenn Rick Barber Jason Cook Ben Liwnicz Yuri Cort Scott Surma Kirstin Niarchos Rajeev Kotnala Ricardo Polisel Alves
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Nicole Cohen shared this“Meet them where they are.” Yes … by dialing up the power of listening, being empathetic, preparing, and showing up fully present in human interactions. AND, when your brilliant Private Equity colleagues from Australia come to NYC, you just literally meet them where they are. Hope we can be together again soon. Note to self: Even when it’s raining in NYC, wear heels around this group. Accenture Jordan Griffiths Anthony James Galia J. Martin T. (Marty) Glenn Rick Barber Rachel Barton
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Nicole Cohen shared thisPE firms are adapting in the face of macroeconomic uncertainty. Leveraging financial engineering techniques, focusing on short-term operational levers and improving IT, they create value and position portfolio companies for future success. Rachel Barton Check out the data, including the very real, sharp increase of focus on IT improvements in just the past year!How private equity responds as uncertainty persistsHow private equity responds as uncertainty persists
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Nicole Cohen shared thisInteresting and relevant read on how, where and when AI is playing a real role in the pre-deal phase of M&A (and that role is growing!). Love the snapshot of tools and how they’re helping teams work smarter and move faster. Worth a look if you're keeping an eye on innovation in dealmaking… Austin Corbett J. Neely Markus Rimner Alex M. Dahlke Rachel Barton Muqsit Ashraf #PrivateEquity #DealStrategy #DueDiligence #GenAI #WorkSmarterSmarter M&A starts before the deal: How next-gen tech is reshaping pre-deal strategySmarter M&A starts before the deal: How next-gen tech is reshaping pre-deal strategy
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Nicole Cohen shared thisNothing quite like an Accenture leadership fireside chat with 10 increasingly intense hot sauces to keep that fire going. Thank you for including me, Jordan Rambo, Haniyyah B. Sharpe-Brown, Gabriela Calvitti, Maddi Segarnick, Jill Anderson, Alexandra Nouck-a-Nwal. It was great to meet so many afterwards! Hoping there was coherence in between the wings, gulps of milk and tears.
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Nicole Cohen shared thisLooking forward to the year ahead! It is a great privilege to be part of this brilliant and fast-moving, value creating industry with our clients. And it’s exciting to be on this team, with the unstoppable and inspiring, Rachel Barton and the most exceptional colleagues from around the world.Nicole Cohen shared thisI’m delighted to be in New York City, joined by an exceptional group of leaders from Accenture’s Global Private Equity business. This marks my first official day leading our #PrivateEquity group at Accenture and I am immensely privileged to do so. With our newly scaled Transaction Advisory business, generative AI assets in Technology and Operational Diligence, V&A investments through acquisitions of Impendi and Insight Sourcing, an ability to underwrite portfolio company transformation through our technology and managed services business, and strong capabilities in driving growth, we’re well positioned to help support value creation across the deal lifecycle. My leadership team and I are ready for the year ahead as 2025 brings new opportunities and considerations to the private equity sector. Led by exits, ramped deployment of capital and a double-down on the mid-market, Investment Committees are looking for more comprehensive value creation plans to maximize returns. The focus on operational value creation levers through technology and operational diligence, combined with deep sectoral insight looks set to continue as private equity firms are increasingly looking to create long-term value even beyond holding periods. Firms also show a continued, keen interest to apply generative AI both in the end-to-end deal lifecycle and to increase efficiency and speed in their own operations. Talent, as always, remains key. I hope you enjoy exploring these, and many more trends for 2025 in our latest Private Equity State of the Market. With special thanks to the simply brilliant Gary Haywood, Nicole Cohen, Martin T. (Marty) Glenn and Jordan Griffiths, our newly appointed market leaders across EMEA, Americas and APAC; Ritchie Hamm and Jesper Strømann for Private Equity leadership in #Technology and #Operations and J. Neely who leads Transaction Advisory globally. Muqsit Ashraf, Jack Azagury, John Walsh. Kate Hogan, Manish Sharma, Ryoji Sekido, Atsushi Egawa, Yoshinori Tachibana, Mauro Macchi, Anoop Sagoo, Ewan Mackay6 trends shaping the Private Equity Landscape in 20256 trends shaping the Private Equity Landscape in 2025
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Nicole Cohen shared thisExcited to receive this news over the holidays. It is an honor to be part of the City & State PA 2024 Power of Diversity: Women 100 List with such amazing women from all over the state! Also, I am excited to share that I am taking on a new role as Accenture's Private Equity Lead for the Americas. Looking forward to this year ahead and wishing the best for each of you. Muqsit Ashraf Rachel Barton Jay Scanlan Kathleen O'Reilly
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Nicole Cohen reacted on thisNicole Cohen reacted on thisI’m excited to share that I’ve accepted the role of Chief Financial Officer at Gruntwork. I’m grateful to Josh Padnick Yevgeniy Brikman Zach Goldberg for their confidence in me and delighted to continue working with a team I admire so much. Gruntwork is an unusually thoughtful company: bootstrapped by choice, committed to profitable and sustainable growth, and remarkably transparent about both its opportunities and its challenges. For a finance executive, it is a pretty compelling combination. I’m also excited by what lies ahead. As AI drives companies to build more, and more complex, cloud infrastructure, Gruntwork’s DevOps products help engineering teams do that securely, reliably, and efficiently. The connection between infrastructure, operational discipline, and FinOps is only becoming more important, and Gruntwork is exceptionally well positioned to help companies navigate it. This new chapter is bittersweet because it also means winding down my fractional CFO business. That work has been incredibly rewarding. I’ve had the privilege of learning from talented founders, executives, and finance teams across a wide range of companies, and I’m deeply grateful to every client who trusted me with their business. I’m thrilled to bring everything I’ve learned to the next stage of Gruntwork’s growth. And if your tech team has started talking about multi-cloud infrastructure, or you suspect they are about to, you should probably talk to ours!
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Nicole Cohen reacted on thisNicole Cohen reacted on thisYou can change course at any point in your career—and succeed at every stage of that journey. For more than two decades, I have worked at the intersection of government and technology, helping public sector organizations modernize operations, better serve constituents, and attract the talent needed to drive transformation. Over the past several years, I have had the privilege of serving as the US Public Service Lead. In that role, I have visited many state capitals across our nation, gaining a deep appreciation for the diversity and complexity of state government. I have also witnessed the incredible talent, innovation, forward-thinking solutions, and AI capabilities that Accenture brings to its clients. While I have truly enjoyed this role, there are times in our careers when we must make bold decisions that align both our professional aspirations and personal responsibilities. I am making such a move now and will be taking on a new role as the Client Account Lead for the State of Texas. My heart has always been in Texas. I love everything about this great state, and I am grateful for the opportunity to work where I live and serve the community where I was born and raised. I am equally thankful to continue contributing to the broader US Public Sector business, which now includes state and local, federal, and aerospace and defense which will fuel new connections and innovation. I believe public service is fundamental to the fabric of our society, and I have built my career around that belief. I look forward to partnering with the Texas team to help our clients deliver effective government services while contributing to the well-being of the communities they serve. I'm excited to start my new job! #newjob #Accenture
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Nicole Cohen reacted on thisNicole Cohen reacted on thisThis week, I started the next adventure of my career with Bain & Company as a Senior Manager in the Houston office. As I considered the next phase of my career, Bain stood out for both the work and the culture. Bain tackles some of the world’s toughest strategic challenges while staying grounded in a clear set of principles such as True North (doing the right thing, always) and a passion for results. I’m grateful for the opportunity and excited to learn from an exceptional team, contribute to meaningful work, and begin this next chapter at Bain.
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Nicole Cohen reacted on thisNicole Cohen reacted on thisSuper proud to see Accenture recognised as the #1 company on Forbes' World's Best Management Consulting Firms 2026 list. In a time when every organisation is exploring how AI, data and technology can reshape their business, the real challenge isn't just adopting new tools. Lasting value requires more than technology alone. It takes deep industry expertise, innovation, and human ingenuity working together to help clients move faster, grow, and create sustainable outcomes. Helping organisations build a strong digital core, harness the power of data and AI, and reinvent how they operate creates the foundation for continuous reinvention and new sources of value and I'm incredibly proud of the work our teams do every day alongside clients to turn that vision into reality. Thank you to our clients, teams, and partners who make this possible. https://lnkd.in/eQxHNxww
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Nicole Cohen liked thisNicole Cohen liked thisI'm hiring a Senior PM to lead high-impact projects across Bain Capital's business and technology teams. It's fast-paced, high-visibility work with real firm-wide reach. Details below. 👇 #Hiring #ProjectManagement #BainCapital
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Nicole Cohen reacted on thisNicole Cohen reacted on thisAustin Corbett, Managing Director, Mergers & Acquisitions at Accenture, will be chairing the Applying AI in M&A discussion at the M&A Conference New York. As AI capabilities continue to advance, corporate M&A teams are evaluating how generative AI and agentic AI can strengthen decision-making, improve execution discipline, and support transaction performance across the deal process. Discussion topics include: • Practical applications of generative AI and agentic AI in M&A, including strategic planning, market modeling, and scenario analysis • How AI is being used to support target screening, growth theme assessment, and integration risk identification • Case-based perspectives on AI deployment across corporate development, in-house legal, and M&A integration teams Participants will have the opportunity to compare perspectives on applying AI across the M&A process, discuss practical approaches that are improving execution, and contribute to a dialogue focused on improving transaction performance. Corporate M&A teams are invited to participate on September 16 and 17. 🔗See the full agenda: https://hubs.li/Q04sM4JK0 #mergersacquisitionsdivestitures #mergersandacquisitions #corporatedevelopment
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Nicole Cohen reacted on thisNicole Cohen reacted on thisWe're thrilled to announce that Ross Tremblay, CFA has joined Alpha's North American Asset & Wealth Management Consulting team as a Senior Partner. Ross brings 20 years of financial services experience with a distinct focus on asset management strategic consulting, most recently having led Accenture's Asset Management practice. "I'm excited to join Alpha during a period of real growth acceleration. Alpha's depth and breadth of asset and wealth management expertise, respected industry reputation, and exceptional team made them a natural choice. I'm thrilled to contribute to the next phase." | Ross Tremblay, Senior Partner Ross' addition further deepens our North American leadership team and ability to successfully partner with our clients on some of their most transformative, complex initiatives. "I'm delighted that Ross has joined Alpha; Ross' extensive experience as a consultant, and latterly leading Accenture's Asset Management practice, will add an immense amount of value to Alpha, and more importantly our clients in North America. Ross' strong domain knowledge, relationships and experience in designing and implementing large transformations for asset and wealth managers will enhance Alpha's experience in the middle and back office." | Sarah Simmonds, Senior Partner #alphafmc #assetmanagement #consulting
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Nicole Cohen liked thisNicole Cohen liked thisNew episode of Tipsy Technologists is coming, and this one is a good one. 🍸 I'm joined by Ricki Lang, VP of Telecommunications and Media at Quantum Metric. She's spent her career translating between the business side and the tech side, helping some of the biggest telecom companies actually use their data instead of just sitting on it. We're talking AI in telecom, why regulated industries might be more ready for AI than you think, and the question everyone keeps asking: is AI actually coming for your job? Plus the generational divide nobody talks about. Some people follow the prompts. Some of us just yell "agent" until a human picks up. Grab your drink and head on to our channel now to check out the full episode. https://lnkd.in/eEaZFsZ6
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