John Walsh is the CEO of Accenture Americas, which includes the US, Canada and Latin America, and is the largest of Accenture’s global markets. He is also a member of the Global Management 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 Americas, John served as the Chief Operating Officer for Accenture. He led the company’s business operations, executed its business strategy, protected its infrastructure and ensured operational excellence.
John previously served as Chief Sales Officer, and created a world-class global sales organization. Prior to that role, he was Group Chief Executive of the Global Communications, Media & Technology (CMT) business for Accenture, and set vision and strategy, increased sales and revenue growth, and advised clients across the high tech, media & entertainment, telecommunications and aerospace & defense industries. He also led CMT for North America, establishing one of the largest and most dynamic practices, and served for many years as the managing director for the Northern California offices.
John currently serves on the board of IFS, an innovative cloud-based enterprise software provider. He has also served as a director on several other boards, including Vlocity, a Cloud Unicorn acquired by Salesforce for $1.3 billion in February 2020; Adchemy, acquired by Walmart.com 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.
