A Conversation with Julie Sweet '92, CEO of Accenture.

The W. Edwards Deming Center for Quality, Productivity, and Competitiveness, in partnership with the CBS Distinguished Speaker Series, presents a fireside chat with Julie Sweet ’92, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Accenture.

Sweet’s distinguished career includes 17 years as a partner at the law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. She joined Accenture in 2010 as general counsel and was appointed CEO in 2019, becoming the company’s first female CEO. Under her leadership, Accenture has experienced significant growth. She is widely recognized for her leadership, named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People and a top leader on Fortune's Most Powerful Women in Business list . Sweet holds a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School.

This discussion will be moderated by Costis Maglaras, Dean of Columbia Business School, and the David and Lyn Silfen Professor of Business at Columbia University.

This in-person-only event will be held at Columbia Business School in Geffen Hall's Cooperman Commons and is limited to Columbia University community members and invited guests. You must present a Columbia University or government-issued ID that matches the name used on your registration to enter.

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About Julie Sweet

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 Board of Trustees for the Center for Strategic & International Studies and for the Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities – Bridges from School to Work. She also serves on the World Economic Forum Board of Trustees. Additionally, Julie is Board Co-Chair of both New York Jobs CEO Council and Welcome.US.

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

Julie has been recognized in TIME’s 100 Most Influential People, as one of Fortune's Most Powerful Women in Business as well as one of the Most Powerful People in Business and by Forbes as one of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women.