Julie Sweet

CEO

Washington, DC, United States33 yrs 5 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Chair and CEO of Accenture with extensive leadership experience.
  • Led Accenture's North America operations, driving significant market impact.
  • Former partner at a prestigious law firm with global experience.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in the professional services industry.

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About

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

Experience

33 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
17 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
16 yrs 1 mo
Current Experience

Accenture

4 roles

Chair

Sep 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

Chief Executive Officer

Promoted

Sep 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 8 mos

Chief Executive Officer-North America

Jun 2015 – Sep 2019 · 4 yrs 3 mos

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

General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Corporate Secretary

Mar 2010 – May 2015 · 5 yrs 2 mos

  • 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.

Cravath, swaine & moore llp

Partner (from 2000)

Nov 1992 – Feb 2010 · 17 yrs 3 mos · 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 a partner and co-headed the office until it closed in 2002.

Education

Columbia University Law School

Juris Doctor (J.D.) — Law

Jan 1990 – Jan 1992

Claremont McKenna College

Bachelor’s Degree — International Relations

Jan 1985 – Jan 1989

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