10 Accenture engineering leaders
Eight of these Accenture technology titles name a partner, industry or practice, among them the Google business group, Microsoft strategic accounts, infrastructure and capital projects, data and AI, and cloud and DevOps, with Rajendra Prasad as the firm's CTO. Nine are still at Accenture. That suits clients scoping a cloud, data or AI program with the firm and partners sizing up how its alliance teams staff engineering.
Professionals to explore
Andrew Kupetz
LinkedInExperience: CTO. Digital Transformation & Engineering. Enterprise Data & AI · Accenture
Based in Melbourne, Andrew Kupetz has been CTO. Digital Transformation & Engineering. Enterprise Data & AI at Accenture since October 2023. Before Accenture: Chief Executive Officer at inBrilliance (2020–2023), Executive Advisor at Advent One (2020–2022), Chief Product Officer at TomorrowX (2021) and CTO ( Technology & Transformation ). Head of Strategy, Design, Engineering and Data at Bendigo Bank (2017–2020). Having been a bank CTO, Andrew can explain what clients should expect from the consulting side.
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Brad Gunckle
LinkedInExperience: Director, Cloud, DevOps, Data & AI Architecture, Engineering · Accenture
Now Principal Director, Technology at Accenture (since June 2025), Brad Gunckle was Director, Cloud, DevOps, Data & AI Architecture, Engineering there from 2022 to 2025, helping clients with cloud and DevOps work. At Quest Diagnostics the roles were Head of Enterprise DevOps and Cloud (Director) (2017–2022), Sr. Manager, Software & Data Engineering (2014–2017) and Manager, Software Engineering (2010–2014). Both the client and consulting sides of DevOps are covered.
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Gopal Pingali
LinkedInExperience: Global Managing Director Cloud & AI Reinvention Engineering · Accenture
Global Managing Director Cloud & AI Reinvention Engineering at Accenture since November 2025, and Managing Director, Global Hybrid Cloud Leader from 2021 to 2025. Gopal Pingali founded cYAAG as Chief Executive Officer (2020–2021), and at IBM was Vice President, Cloud Transformation and Global Technology Services Labs (GTS Labs) (2016–2020) and Director and Distinguished Engineer, Cloud Services (2012–2016). Hybrid cloud engineering is the strongest subject.
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Manfred Wurz
LinkedInExperience: Director, CTO · Accenture
Director, CTO at Accenture since December 2022, based in Innsbruck and described as Chief Technical Officer at Accenture TiGital GmbH. Manfred Wurz was Chief Technical Officer at ARZ Allgemeines Rechenzentrum GmbH (2021–2022), Geschäftsführer at ADVOKAT Unternehmensberatung GREITER & GREITER GmbH (2016–2021), Product Line Manager at Siemens Healthineers (2013–2016) and Head of Software Development, Product Management at ITH icoserve technology for healthcare GmbH (2005–2013).
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Mayank Bhatnagar
LinkedInExperience: Global CTO of Accenture Google Business Group · Accenture
Global CTO of Accenture Google Business Group since November 2024 and, at the same time, Global Director of Business Strategy, Cloud & Connected Services since 2017. Mayank Bhatnagar's LinkedIn profile adds Managing Director and Cloud & Agentic AI. Mayank has also been Managing Partner at Zimly Capital since 2016, and was Senior Director, Wireless & Mobility Practice at IBB Consulting Group (2012–2017) and Founder & CTO of GoodStori Inc. (2012–2015).
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Neha Misra
LinkedInExperience: Former MD, Global CTO Data, AI, Agentic Products & Transformation · Accenture
Former MD, Global CTO Data, AI, Agentic Products & Transformation at Accenture (2023–2026). Neha Misra also held Managing Director, Global CTO Data, AI & Enterprise Transformation (2021–2023), Global CTO and Data & AI lead (2020–2021) and Global, Head of Analytics & AI (2019–2020) at Accenture, and was SVP, Head of Data Science & Product (MBuy) at Mediaocean (2015–2019). Turning data and AI programs into business results is the stated focus.
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Philip Townsend
LinkedInExperience: Chief Technology Officer, Managing Director Infrastructure and Capital Projects · Accenture
Philip Townsend's current role, Chief Technology Officer, Managing Director Infrastructure and Capital Projects at Accenture since June 2025, centers on applying generative and agentic AI across the capital asset lifecycle in construction. Prior roles were Managing Director IndustryX at Accenture (2024–2025), Co-Founder of QUASAI (2024–2025), Senior Partner at Wychwood Partners (2023–2024) and Global Leader, Business Development & Technical Product Management at Amazon (2022–2023).
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Puneet Kumar
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Enterprise Technology & Platforms · Accenture
Puneet Kumar, based in Hyderabad, has been Managing Director, Enterprise Technology & Platforms at Accenture since 2024, accountable for a $250M+ global business. Other Accenture roles: Managing Director, Google Business & Ecosystem (2024–2026), Managing Director & CTO Microsoft Platform & Ecosystem Strategic Accounts (2022–2024), Managing Director, Microsoft Data & AI Practice Global Delivery (2018–2022) and Managing Director, Digital Engineering & Delivery (2016–2018).
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Rajendra Prasad (RP)
LinkedInExperience: Group Chief Executive, Accenture Technology Chief Technology Officer, Accenture · Accenture
Rajendra Prasad (RP) has been Group Chief Executive, Accenture Technology Chief Technology Officer, Accenture since September 2025, overseeing the technology business and its strategy across cloud, data & AI, enterprise and industry technologies, security, ecosystem partnerships and the Advanced Technology Centers. Other Accenture roles were Chief Information and Asset Engineering Officer (2023–2025) and Global Automation Lead for Technology (2018–2023); RP co-authored The Automation Advantage.
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Shamim Habib Wani
LinkedInExperience: Former Managing Director & CTO Data & AI (North America) · Accenture
Shamim Habib Wani was Managing Director & CTO Data & AI (North America) at Accenture from 2019 to 2022 and has since been AI & Data CTO Growth Leader for Americas, working with CEOs, CIOs and chief data officers on data platforms and AI. Knowledgent, which Accenture acquired, is where Shamim was Partner - Big Data Architecture & Engineering Practice (2014–2018), and the ManTech role at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services was Principal Architect - Big Data Enterprise Platforms (2011–2014).
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Choose the right perspective
Firm-wide technology strategy is Rajendra Prasad's ground. For work tied to a cloud partner, Mayank Bhatnagar covers Google and Puneet Kumar covers Microsoft and Google; Gopal Pingali and Brad Gunckle are the cloud engineering picks. Data and AI programs fit Neha Misra, Shamim Habib Wani or Andrew Kupetz, while Philip Townsend speaks to construction and capital projects and Manfred Wurz to the CTO role at Accenture TiGital GmbH.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does Accenture decide whether a client's AI program runs through its Google, Microsoft or data and AI teams?
- 02What should a client ask about staffing and delivery centers before signing a large cloud migration with Accenture?
- 03How do Accenture's partner-aligned CTOs balance a hyperscaler alliance against what a client's architecture actually needs?
About this directory
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