James “Jimmy” Etheredge served as Chief Executive Officer – North America of Accenture plc, a global multinational professional services company, leading the company’s largest market (U.S. and Canada) from September 2019 to August 2023, and as a special advisor to the CEO and Board until July 2024. His responsibilities as CEO – North America included driving results through an 80,000-member team and executing Accenture’s strategy and consulting, interactive, technology (including artificial intelligence, cloud, and others) and operations practices.

From 2016 until September 2019, Etheredge was Senior Managing Director of U.S. Southeast, responsible for leading Accenture’s business in ten states. In this role, he oversaw the firm’s business across all consulting specialties and client industry segments within the region and during this time he extended Accenture’s innovation hub network by creating an innovation incubator at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Etheredge joined Accenture in 1985, became a partner in 1997 and an executive partner in 2011. During his career at Accenture, Etheredge advised clients in the utilities industry both in the U.S. and worldwide with a focus on customer service and costumer care.

Etheredge serves as Deputy Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, where he is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee. He is a member of the Board of Southern Company, one of the largest energy providers in the United States. He is also a member of the Board of Encora Digital LLC, a private global digital engineering company. He is part of the governance body for Grant Thornton Advisors and its tax and advisory affiliates, serving as an attendee of the General Partner of Grant Thornton Advisor’s parent.

He also serves as a trustee of the Georgia Tech Foundation and Woodruff Arts Center and on the boards of the Atlanta Police Foundation, Techbridge, and the Atlanta Area Council of Scouting America.