Prior to becoming CEO in September 2019, Julie served as chief executive officer of Accenture’s business in North America, the company’s largest geographic market. Previously, 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 on the board of directors for the Business Roundtable, for which she chairs its Technology Committee. Additionally, Julie is board chair of Catalyst and serves on the board of trustees for the Center for Strategic & International Studies and for the Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities – Bridges from School to Work. In 2020, she was named No. 1 on FORTUNE’s "Most Powerful Women in Business."
Julie holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Claremont McKenna College and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School.
Accenture plc is a multinational management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company.[1] Its incorporated headquarters are in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. It is the world's largest consulting firm as measured by revenues[6] and is a Fortune Global 500 company.[7] As of 2013, the company reported net revenues of $28.6 billion[8] with approximately 293,000 employees, serving clients in more than 200 cities in 56 countries.[5] Accenture has more employees in India than any other country; in the US, it has about 40,000 employees and 35,000 located in the Philippines.[9] Accenture's current clients include 91 of the Fortune Global 100 and more than three-quarters of the Fortune Global 500.[10] Since September 1, 2009 the company has been incorporated in Ireland.[11]
