Julie Sweet
Julie Sweet | |
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Born | Julie Spellman 1966 or 1967 (age 56–57) |
Education | Claremont McKenna College (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
Title | Chair and CEO, Accenture |
Spouse | Chad Creighton Sweet |
Children | 2 |
Julie Terese Sweet (
The New York Times and Fortune have named her among the most powerful women in corporate America, crediting her for "working on creating true gender equality at the office".[4][5][6]
Early life and education
Sweet grew up in
Career
Prior to Sweet's work at Accenture, she was an attorney at law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore.[9][10] She worked at the firm for 17 years and was partner for 10.[11][12] Sweet was the ninth woman ever to make partner at the firm.[9] She worked on financing, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate counsel.[13]
Accenture
Accenture recruited Sweet as general counsel in 2010.[9] In 2015, she became CEO of Accenture's North America business, the company's largest market.[9] Since early in her career at Accenture, she served on the company's global management committee. Alongside then-CEO Pierre Nanterme, Sweet developed Accenture's mergers and acquisitions strategy.[14]
Accenture named Sweet its CEO effective September 2019, the first woman to hold that position.[15][16] She replaced interim CEO David Rowland.[16] At the time of her appointment, she was one of 27 women leading companies in the S&P 500[9] and the 15th female CEO of all Fortune Global 500 companies.[17][18] In September 2021, Sweet became chair of Accenture.[6]
As CEO, Sweet has advocated for diversity, inclusion,[9] and workplace gender parity.[16] Sweet supports Accenture's goal to have a staff equally represented by men and women by 2025; as of 2019, 42 percent of Accenture's staff was female.[19] Sweet was named a top CEO for diversity by the website Comparably in 2019.[20]
Sweet has called for addressing the
Sweet indicated in 2023 that she wants to double the number of Accenture employees primarily skilled in
Other activities
In addition to her work at Accenture, Sweet serves on the boards for
Personal life
Sweet is married to Chad Creighton Sweet,[1] who was the campaign chairman of Ted Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign. She has two daughters.[12][28] They live in Bethesda, Maryland.[2]
Recognition
The New York Times called Sweet "one of the most powerful women in corporate America" in 2019.[4] Fortune magazine included Julie Sweet in their top 10 “Most Powerful Women” list since 2016 and she was named No. 1 on the list for 2020.[29] Fortune noted Julie “steered Accenture’s more than half a million employees in 51 countries through the pandemic, a crisis that has made the company’s skills more essential than ever.” Julie Sweet has subsequently been ranked by Fortune magazine as No. 3 on the list for 2021[30] and No. 2 on the list for 2022.[31]
In 2024, the Anti-Defamation League gave Sweet its 2024 Courage Against Hate Award.[32]
References
- ^ a b Jaffee, Michelle Koidin (2004-10-10). "Julie Spellman and Chad Sweet". Weddings/Celebrations: Vows. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ a b "Forbes profile: Julie Sweet". Forbes. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ Gill, Kristine (2022-04-27). "How the best companies to work for are thriving despite the Great Resignation". Fortune. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ a b c d Gelles, David (2019-01-02). "Julie Sweet of Accenture Could See Her Future. So She Quit Her Job". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ "Most Powerful Women". Fortune. 2020. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ a b "Most Powerful Women". Fortune. 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ The David Rubinstein Show, "Julie Sweet, Accenture Chair & CEO", S6:E28, 6 October 2021, Bloomberg TV, after 11 minutes 30 seconds.
- Washington Business Journal. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ a b c d e f Gelles, David (2019-07-11). "Julie Sweet to Run Accenture, Adding a Woman to the Ranks of Corporate C.E.O.s". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ "Accenture Taps Ex-Cravath Partner As New CEO". Law360. 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
- ^ Abadi, Mark (2019-01-04). "The CEO of a consulting firm says if 'you can see your future' at work, you may not be in the right career". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ a b Horswill, Ian (2019-07-12). "Julie Sweet named first female CEO of Accenture". CEO Magazine. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ "Accenture names Julie Sweet chief executive officer". Consulting.us. 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ Prang, Allison. "Accenture Picks Julie Sweet as Chief Executive". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ "Accenture names Julie Sweet as CEO". Reuters. 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ a b c Aliaj, Ortenca. "Accenture promotes North America boss to global CEO". Financial Times. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ Hinchliffe, Emma (2019-07-22). "Women Lead Only 2.8% of Fortune Global 500 Companies". Fortune. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ "Transcript: The Path Forward: Digital Acceleration with Accenture CEO Julie Sweet". Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ Dantes, Damanick (2019-01-08). "Accenture CEO: Diversity and Inclusion Start From Within". Fortune. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ Brown, Dalvin (2019-06-25). "Who are the best CEOs for minority workers? Heads of Intuit, T-Mobile, Google rank high". USA Today. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ Murray, Alan (2019-07-11). "Accenture Names a New CEO: Julie Sweet". Fortune. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ King, Hope (2023-09-14). "Axios Finish Line: Lead like Accenture CEO Julie Sweet". Axios. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ "Accenture CEO Julie Sweet Speaks with Bloomberg in Davos". Bloomberg. 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Board of directors". Catalyst. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ "Julie Sweet". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ Kahn, Jeremy (2022-01-26). "CEOs of America's biggest companies detail how to achieve 'responsible A.I.'". Fortune. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ "The Path Forward: Digital Acceleration with Accenture CEO Julie Sweet". The Washington Post. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ "Julie Sweet". Working Mother. 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ "Julie Sweet | 2020 Most Powerful Women". Fortune. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ "Julie Sweet | 2021 Most Powerful Women". Fortune. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ "Julie Sweet | 2022 Most Powerful Women". Fortune. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ "You are being redirected..." www.adl.org. Retrieved 2024-03-23.