02 Accenture

CEO: Julie Sweet Revenue: US $ 69.7bn Founded: 1989

One of the world’ s leading management consultant firms, Accenture aims to help enterprises reinvent their operations through strengthening digital cores, unlocking the power of AI and creating positive change for organisations around the world. With a workforce of almost 800,000 employees, executives and partners worldwide, Accenture aims to deliver innovative, sustainable, inclusive and technologically mindful strategies to more than 9,000 clients across 120 countries. While the firm remains a believer in bolstering its AI push, Accenture CEO Julie Sweet emphasises the importance of the human voice at the core of its strategy, saying that as technology develops, it must always be“ the human in the lead, not human in the loop”. businesschief. com 49