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. |