Paul Daugherty, Accenture

Paul Daugherty is Accenture's group chief executive – technology & chief technology officer. He leads all aspects of Accenture's technology business. Paul is also responsible for Accenture's technology strategy, driving innovation through R&D in Accenture Labs and leveraging emerging technologies to bring the newest innovations to clients globally. He is responsible for incubating new businesses such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, extended reality and quantum computing. He founded and oversees Accenture Ventures, which is focused on strategic equity investments and open innovation to accelerate growth.

Paul is responsible for managing Accenture's alliances, partnerships and senior-level relationships with leading and emerging technology companies, and is a member of Accenture's Global Management Committee. Paul is co-author of the highly acclaimed book Radically Human: How New Technology is Transforming Business and Shaping Our Future (Harvard Business Review Press, April 2022). He is also co-author of Human + Machine: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI (Harvard Business Review Press, 2018), a management playbook for the business of artificial intelligence.