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A veteran in management consulting and technology, Bob recently retired after 35 years with Accenture. He also retired as the chairman of the Avanade board and is currently the executive chairman of Aricent Group.
His executive-level posts at Accenture included group chief executive, where he maintained overall responsibility for the company’s
North American operations; chief risk officer, responsible for managing Accenture’s overall business risk; and chief operating officer of the company’s Communication & High Tech operating group.
Other positions within that group included global managing partner of the Electronics & High Tech operating group and managing partner of the US Aerospace & Defense operating unit. He also served as managing partner of the Asia Pacific operating units for the Products and Resources operating groups. Bob was instrumental in the creation of Avanade, a technology company formed by Accenture with Microsoft.
Bob is a certified public accountant and a certified manufacturing fellow. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science engineering and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Illinois. Bob lives in Southern California with his wife and their two daughters.
