Julie Sweet vs Brian Turner

Julie Sweet

CEO of Accenture

BIO: Ms. Julie T. Spellman Sweet has been Group Chief Executive of North America/Chief Executive Officer of North America at Accenture Plc and Accenture Holdings plc (Alternate Name, Accenture SCA) since June 1, 2015. Ms. Sweet has been with Accenture for five years. She also has substantial experience representing underwriters in public and private financings and in executing spin-offs for corporate clients in public and private financings, advising on mergers and acquisitions and providing general corporate counsel, including spin-offs for Lucent Technologies and PricewaterhouseCoopers. She served as the Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel and Secretary at Accenture Plc from March 22, 2010 to June 1, 2015 and Accenture Holdings plc from April 2015 to June 2015. She served as a Partner in the Corporate department of the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP for 10 years, which she joined as an Associate in 1992. She serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees of Claremont McKenna College and the Board of Directors for the Drew Foundation. She was recognized as one of the 'Dealmakers of the Year' for 2006 by The American Lawyer for her work on the $5 billion initial global offering of KKR Private Equity Investors, L.P. She was also recognized by Lawdragon magazine as one of the top 500 leading lawyers and as one of the top 500 dealmakers in America in 2007 and in 2009, she was recognized by The Legal 500 for her work in equity offerings in the capital markets. She speaks Mandarin Chinese and has spent substantial time working in Hong Kong and mainland China. Ms. Sweet received a B.A. from Claremont McKenna College in 1989, where she was Phi Beta Kappa and a J.D. from Columbia Law School in 1992, where she was a Stone Scholar.

Brian Turner

CEO of Point B Inc

BIO: Brian is an experienced, empathetic leader that has guided Point B’s employees on a variety of leadership levels over the past decade. As the firm’s top executive, Brian leads Point B’s award-winning client service delivery teams, sets the vision and business strategies for the firm, guides internal leadership and team development, and drives key business transformation initiatives. Prior to his role as President & Chief Executive Officer, Brian served in numerous leadership positions including Point B’s President of Consulting, National Practice Director for Project Leadership Services, Chief Risk Officer and Chief Service Delivery Officer. He has over 30 years of consulting experience and has led and directed large-scale initiatives in government, education, healthcare, retail, financial services, and insurance. Brian’s north star is building the next generation of leaders. He is a 2020 recipient of the Great Place to Work: For All Leadership of the Year award which highlighted his empathetic and inclusive leadership style. He can often be found posting regular articles on modern leadership challenges for his social following. He holds bachelor’s degrees in political science and public relations, both from Syracuse University, and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Texas. He’s a nationally recognized speaker and published thought leader on leadership strategies for high-risk projects, effective project governance, design thinking, project leadership, leadership development and change leadership. In his time away from his desk, Brian is an avid winter sports fanatic and parent of two, and you can occasionally find him diving into a new woodworking project, just for fun.