Julie Sweet

Chair and CEO

Accenture

CEOI MEMBER SINCE 2019

Julie Sweet is chair and CEO of Accenture. She became CEO in September 2019 and assumed the additional position of chair in September 2021. Previously, she served as CEO 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, Ms. Sweet was a partner for 10 years in the law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. She serves on the World Economic Forum board of trustees. Additionally, she 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. Ms. Sweet holds a BA degree from Claremont McKenna College and a JD from Columbia Law School. She has been recognized as one of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in Business and by Forbes as one of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women.  .