Location Downers Grove, Illinois, United States Regions Greater Chicago Area, Great Lakes, Midwestern US Gender Female
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Jill Smart is Accenture's chief human resources officer, with overall responsibility for the full employee lifecycle of all Accenture people globally—including resource planning, recruitment, onboarding, training and development, staffing and deployment, performance management, engagement and retention, succession planning and transitions. She
is also a member of Accenture's Global Management Committee.
Before being appointed to her current position in September 2004, Ms. Smart was managing director of HR delivery, which entailed overall responsibility for human resources operations and people development.
Prior to assuming HR management roles, Ms. Smart spent most of her career at Accenture leading business integration consulting work for clients in the financial services, government, transportation and health services industries.
She received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Illinois and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago.
Ms. Smart joined Accenture in 1981 and became a partner in 1993. She received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Illinois and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago.
