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Accenture: An insider guide - Gymkhana

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Organization of the Firm<br />

View from the Top<br />

<strong>Accenture</strong> is a public company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange<br />

under the symbol ACN. At the top of the organization sits CEO Joe Forehand<br />

and the executive committee of partners and officers who report directly to<br />

him, followed by numerous steering and operating committees. Though the<br />

firm has no fixed geographical headquarters, it has big offices in major U.S.<br />

cities such as Chicago, New York, and San Francisco.<br />

The Company<br />

View from the Middle<br />

<strong>Accenture</strong> is organized into several partially overlapping industry areas that<br />

allow clients to choose from a smorgasbord of integrated consulting services.<br />

The company maintains five global operations groups:<br />

1. Financial services<br />

2. Government<br />

3. Communications and high tech<br />

4. Products<br />

5. Resources<br />

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