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MA, Economics, Cambridge; MBA, INSEAD, France. More than 20 years' experience at board level in senior mgmt. From 1989 until 2015, with Accenture, incl.: 2000-03, Managing Director, Resources, UK; 2003-06, Global Head, Growth and Strategy, Resources Operating Group; 2007-12, Global Head of Strategy; 2007-15, Global Managing Director, Thought Leadership, and Executive Director, Accenture Institute for High Performance. Chairman EU-China Working Group on the Digital Economy; Chairman, Executive Council, American Chamber of Commerce, Brussels. Formerly Member, Global Agenda Council on Europe and Advisory Board on Sustainability and Competitiveness, World Economic Forum. Currently with the World Economic Forum as Co-Head, System Initiative on shaping the Future of Digital Economy and Society.
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