Investor Day FY27

Julie Sweet is chair and chief executive officer of Accenture. She became CEO in September 2019 and assumed the additional position of chair in September 2021. Previously, she served as chief executive officer of Accenture's business in North America, the company's largest geographic market. Prior to that, she was Accenture’s general counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer for five years. Before joining Accenture in 2010, Julie was a partner for 10 years in the law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.

Julie serves on the World Economic Forum Board of Trustees and the Board of Trustees at Bridges from School to Work, established by the Marriott family. She is also chair of the New York Jobs CEO Council.

Julie was named to TIME’s list of the 100 Most Influential People and has been recognized by Fortune as one of the Most Powerful Women in Business and by Forbes as one of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women.

Julie holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Claremont McKenna College and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School.

Kate Clifford is the chief leadership and human resources officer of Accenture and a member of the company’s Executive Committee. In this role, she is leading the transformation of Accenture’s people strategy—reimagining how work is done, developing future-ready capabilities and strengthening leadership at every level to ensure Accenture’s people are a source of differentiation, growth and value creation.

Over nearly three decades with Accenture, Kate has been a driving force behind the evolution of the firm's talent and leadership agenda. Throughout her career, she has led enterprise-wide transformation, including reimagining performance management and pioneering the use of AI in HR, strengthening leadership, workforce capability and creating a lasting competitive advantage.

Kate has held a series of senior leadership roles across client delivery, global centers of expertise and human resources. Before becoming chief leadership and human resources officer she served as the chief human resources officer for the Americas, leading the talent and leadership agenda for Accenture’s largest market and helping position the business for sustained growth and success.

Kate is a member of the Accenture Charitable Trust Board of Directors, HR50, the CHRO Association, the Center for Executive Succession and Gallup’s CHRO roundtable.

Kate holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and Math from the University of Richmond.

Tracey Countryman is the Reinvention Partner lead for Supply Chain and Engineering, one of Accenture’s core growth businesses, and a member of the Global Management Team. She helps clients leverage AI and digital technologies across product and asset lifecycles turning systemic disruption into decisive competitive advantage, accelerating growth, productivity and a safer more sustainable future.

With nearly three decades of experience, Tracey has worked across the full spectrum of asset‑intensive industries, including Oil and Gas, Mining, Metals, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Goods, Industrials and Utilities. Her work has spanned large-scale manufacturing and supply chain transformation, with a focus on applying digital and AI‑enabled technologies and ecosystem‑led approaches across product and asset lifecycles. Across every engagement, Tracey brings deep functional expertise alongside a pragmatic focus on outcomes—helping clients envision, plan and scale transformation in ways that unlock real value and support stronger, more sustainable operations.

Through her leadership, Accenture continues to help clients realize the next phase of industrial transformation, delivering on Industry 4.0’s foundations and realizing the emerging opportunities of Industry 5.0 and beyond.

Tracey serves on the board of AI data center engineering and consulting firm DLB Associates, one of Accenture’s majority stakeholder ventures.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Lan Guan is the chief AI and data officer of Accenture. In this role, she leads the company’s global AI and data strategy, building and scaling enterprise-wide data capabilities, advancing AI and data fluency across the workforce, and developing the next generation of AI and data platforms, architectures and capabilities. She is also a member of the Global Management Team.

Lan brings more than 20 years of experience at Accenture, along with deep expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, data strategy and cognitive science. Her work with C-suite leaders has focused on harnessing AI to drive growth, accelerate reinvention and transform how organizations operate.

Prior to her current role, Lan was the global lead for data and AI in Accenture’s Technology organization and led the Center for Advanced AI Practice, helping clients turn cloud-enabled data into scalable solutions.

Lan is a founding member of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, serves on the advisory board of AI4All and is an Adjunct Faculty member at Columbia University’s Data Science Institute.

Named as one of TIME’s executives of the year in Tech and Data in 2026, a CNBC Changemaker in 2025 and a STEM Champion for women in 2020, Lan holds more than 30 AI-related patents. She has also been recognized by The Consulting Report, Top 50 Asian Americans in Business and the American Business Stevie Awards.

Lan holds a Doctorate in Business and Artificial Intelligence from the City University of New York, a PhD (ABD) in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics from Wayne State University and an MBA in Computational Engineering from the University of Michigan.

Rob Lee is chairman and chief executive officer of Dragos, the global leader in cybersecurity for the extended Operational Technology (xOT) environment. The Dragos Platform protects critical infrastructure and other organizations with physical processes that rely on multivendor environments worldwide. In 2026, Accenture acquired a majority stake in Dragos.

Rob serves on the World Economic Forum’s cyber resilience subcommittees for Oil & Gas and Electricity and is a frequent speaker at World Economic Forum events including its annual meeting in Davos. He is a SANS Fellow and serves on the boards of the International Society of Automation and National Cryptologic Foundation. Rob has testified to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on policy related to critical infrastructure cyber threats.

Earlier in his career, Rob helped lead the investigation into the 2015 attack on Ukraine's power grid, the first time an electric system was taken down by a cyberattack. For the SANS Institute, he built some of the industrial community's first cybersecurity courses. Rob began his pioneering work in ICS/OT cybersecurity as a U.S. Air Force Cyber Warfare Operations Officer tasked to the National Security Agency. He continues his public service as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army National Guard, designing and leading OT cybersecurity and response. Rob’s work has been featured in the book Sandworm and on 60 Minutes.

Rob holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Air Force Academy and a masters degree in Cybersecurity - Computer Forensics from Utica University.

Mauro Macchi serves as chief executive officer of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and is a member of Accenture’s Executive Committee. He has nearly 35 years of experience driving business transformation, technology innovation and growth for the world's leading companies across international markets.

Prior to this role, Mauro led Accenture’s ICEG region, which includes Italy, Central Europe and Greece, and served as CEO of Accenture Italy. During this period, he led the ICEG region to double-digit growth by implementing reinvention programs for leading companies in the public and private sectors.

Before leading ICEG, Mauro served as Strategy & Consulting Lead for Europe, driving and overseeing the growth of the firm’s advisory and consulting services while strengthening industry differentiation across the region. He also was the head of Financial Services for Europe and ICEG, driving growth and transformation for the region’s leading banking and insurance clients. He also led Accenture Strategy for Banking globally, partnering with leading financial institutions to strengthen performance, growth and competitive advantage.

Mauro has served as a director on the board of Fondazione Italiana Accenture for the past eight years.

Mauro holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and a master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of California, Irvine.

Angie Park is the chief financial officer of Accenture. She leads the company’s global Finance organization, overseeing financial strategy, controllership, tax, capital allocation, corporate development and investor engagement in support of Accenture's growth and long-term value creation. She is also a member of Accenture’s Executive Committee.

Previously, Angie led Accenture’s global Business and Commercial Finance organization, including financial performance and the integrity of the company’s internal and external financial reporting. She also oversaw Finance Strategy and Enablement and was a driving force behind Finance’s reinvention - advancing technology-enabled transformation, operational efficiency and new ways of working to maximize value.

During her 30 plus years with Accenture, Angie has held a range of senior finance leadership roles across the business. Notably, she spent six years leading Investor Relations, strengthening Accenture’s relationships with shareholders and advancing engagement with the global investment community.

Angie holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Emory University.

Alexia Quadrani is senior managing director, head of investor relations, leading Accenture’s engagement with the global investment community and serving as a strategic advisor to senior leadership. In this role she oversees relationships with investors and analysts worldwide, helps shape the company’s financial reporting strategy and leads engagement with the governance community. She is also a member of the Global Management Team.

Alexia joined Accenture from the Walt Disney Company, where she served as executive vice president, investor relations. She was the company’s information liaison to the global investment community and a key advisor to senior leadership.

Prior to Disney, Alexia was a managing director and senior analyst for J.P. Morgan’s US Media Equity Research group, joining the company through its merger with Bear Stearns. Alexia was an Institutional Investor-ranked analyst for more than 20 years.

Alexia holds a Bachelor of Science in International Politics from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and an MBA in Finance from New York University's Stern School of Business.

Manish Sharma is the chief strategy and services officer and a member of Accenture’s Executive Committee. In this role, he leads Reinvention Services, bringing together the full breadth of Accenture to create solutions to our clients' most complex problems and deliver more value faster. Designed entirely around how our clients think about their business issues and organize their operations, Reinvention Services embeds data and AI more deeply into solutions and accelerates value realization at scale.

Over his more than 30-year career, Manish has helped clients worldwide transform their businesses, driving measurable value through industry expertise, AI-enabled platforms and global technology partnerships. He has served in several of Accenture's most senior leadership roles, including CEO of the Americas, the company's largest geographic market, and Chief Operating Officer, where he led enterprise strategy execution and operational performance. Prior to that, as CEO of Operations, he spearheaded the development of SynOps, Accenture's AI-powered operations platform, which combines AI, data and human expertise to improve efficiency and business outcomes at scale.

Manish serves as chair of Avanade's Board of Directors and as a board member of ANSR, a global firm that specializes in establishing global capability centers.

Manish holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a master’s in Management from the University of Mumbai.

John Walsh is chief executive officer of the Americas, Accenture’s largest geographic market, encompassing the United States, Canada and Latin America and a member of Accenture’s Executive Committee. John has more than 30 years of experience providing strategic consulting, operations management, IT and BPO services to the world’s leading companies.

Prior to becoming CEO of the Americas, John served as chief operating officer and, before that, chief sales officer, where he built a world-class global sales organization that accelerated growth across the business. Earlier, as group chief executive of Communications, Media & Technology, he drove strong sales and revenue performance while serving as a trusted advisor to leading companies across the technology, media, telecommunications, aerospace, and defense industries.

John serves on the board of IFS, an innovative cloud-based enterprise software provider. He has also served as a director on other boards including Vlocity, a cloud unicorn acquired by Salesforce for $1.3 billion in February 2020; Adchemy, acquired by Walmart in 2014; and the Churchill Club, one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent non-profit organizations.

John graduated from the Accenture executive management program at the International Institute for Management Development in Switzerland and completed his undergraduate studies at Iowa State University.

Dr. Marc Warner is the chief technology officer of Accenture, a member of its Global Management Team and chief executive officer of Faculty. Marc has 15 years of experience at the frontier of AI progress.

Under his leadership, Faculty has established itself as one of Europe’s leading applied AI companies and is widely credited with improving critical public services and driving sustained economic returns across every sector of the economy. Recognized as a leader in AI safety, Faculty works with the world’s leading AI labs, to ensure their latest models are safe, human-led and explainable.

Marc is also a leading voice in the global AI landscape, frequently called upon to advise global business leaders, governments and frontier labs on the safe, widespread adoption of AI. He has played a pivotal role in shaping national AI policy as a member of the UK Prime Minister’s AI Council and the UK Government’s Digital Economy Advisory Group.

Prior to founding Faculty, Marc built a distinguished career in academia, specializing in the foundational physics that powers modern computing. He was a Marie Curie Fellow in Physics at Harvard University, where his research focused on quantum sensing.

Marc holds a PhD in Quantum Computing from the London Centre for Nanotechnology and a degree in Physics from Imperial College London.