As former President of Accenture’s Business Process Outsourcing organization, Joel Friedman was responsible for overseeing Accenture’s portfolio of BPO businesses as well as fueling new innovation and growth in BPO. He was a member of Accenture’s Board of Directors until February 2005 and also served on the company’s Executive Committee and Global Leadership Council. Over the course of his 34-year career with Accenture, Mr. Friedman held a variety of senior leadership roles. He was a partner in Accenture’s Corporate Development organization, served as managing general partner of the company’s former venture capital business, Accenture Technology Ventures, led Accenture’s banking and capital markets program, and was instrumental in founding and managing Accenture’s strategy consulting practice. Mr. Friedman is also a member of the board of directors for SVB Financial Group. |