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10 Accenture engineering leaders
These ten current and former Accenture engineering and technology leaders, including Accenture's CTO, have held chief technology officer, managing director and director roles in the firm's technology work. A reader can learn from them how Accenture organizes cloud, data and AI engineering and its technology partnerships for clients.
Professionals to explore
01—10Andrew Kupetz
LinkedInExperience: CTO. Digital Transformation & Engineering. Enterprise Data & AI · Accenture
CTO. Digital Transformation & Engineering. Enterprise Data & AI at Accenture since October 2023 (current), a C-level Engineering and Technical role. He was Chief Executive Officer at inBrilliance (2020–2023), Chief Product Officer at TomorrowX (2021) and CTO (Technology & Transformation), Head of Strategy, Design, Engineering and Data at Bendigo Bank (2017–2020).
Brad Gunckle
LinkedInExperience: Director, Cloud, DevOps, Data & AI Architecture, Engineering · Accenture
Principal Director, Technology at Accenture since June 2025 (current), a Director-level Engineering and Technical role. He was also Director, Cloud, DevOps, Data & AI Architecture, Engineering at Accenture (2022–2025), a role the profile describes as assisting clients, and Head of Enterprise DevOps and Cloud (Director) at Quest Diagnostics (2017–2022).
Gopal Pingali
LinkedInExperience: Global Managing Director Cloud & AI Reinvention Engineering · Accenture
Global Managing Director Cloud & AI Reinvention Engineering at Accenture since November 2025 (current); his profile says the role drives enterprise reinvention through AI-native engineering, modern cloud platforms and ecosystem innovation. He was Managing Director, Global Hybrid Cloud Leader at Accenture (2021–2025), and at IBM held Vice President, Cloud Transformation and Global Technology Services Labs (GTS Labs) (2016–2020) and Director and Distinguished Engineer, Cloud Services (2012–2016).
Manfred Wurz
LinkedInExperience: Director, CTO · Accenture
Director, CTO at Accenture since December 2022 (current), a Director-level Engineering and Technical role; his headline reads Chief Technical Officer bei Accenture TiGital GmbH. He was Chief Technical Officer at ARZ Allgemeines Rechenzentrum GmbH (2021–2022), Product Line Manager at Siemens Healthineers (2013–2016) and Head of Software Development, Product Management at ITH icoserve technology for healthcare GmbH (2005–2013).
Mayank Bhatnagar
LinkedInExperience: Global CTO of Accenture Google Business Group · Accenture
Global CTO of Accenture Google Business Group since November 2024 (current); his profile describes him as a Managing Director at Accenture and lists Cloud & Agentic AI in his headline. He also holds Global Director of Business Strategy, Cloud & Connected Services at Accenture (listed from 2017), and was Founder & CTO of GoodStori Inc. (2012–2015).
Neha Misra
LinkedInExperience: MD, Global CTO Data, AI, Agentic Products & Transformation · Accenture
Former MD, Global CTO Data, AI, Agentic Products & Transformation at Accenture (2023–2026). Her other Accenture roles include 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), and she was SVP, Head of Data Science & Product (MBuy) at Mediaocean (2015–2019).
Philip Townsend
LinkedInExperience: Chief Technology Officer, Managing Director Infrastructure and Capital Projects · Accenture
Chief Technology Officer, Managing Director Infrastructure and Capital Projects at Accenture since June 2025 (current). He was also Managing Director IndustryX at Accenture (2024–2025), and his profile headline describes applying generative and agentic AI across the full capital asset lifecycle. He was Global Leader, Business Development & Technical Product Management at Amazon (2022–2023).
Puneet Kumar
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director & CTO Microsoft Platform & Ecosystem Strategic Accounts · Accenture
Former Managing Director & CTO Microsoft Platform & Ecosystem Strategic Accounts at Accenture (2022–2024), and Managing Director, Enterprise Technology & Platforms at Accenture since 2024 (current), a role his profile says covers technology strategy, enterprise transformation and AI-enabled modernization for a $250M+ global business. He was also Managing Director, Microsoft Data & AI Practice Global Delivery (2018–2022) and Managing Director, Digital Engineering & Delivery (2016–2018) at Accenture.
Rajendra Prasad (RP)
LinkedInExperience: Group Chief Executive, Accenture Technology Chief Technology Officer, Accenture · Accenture
Group Chief Executive, Accenture Technology Chief Technology Officer, Accenture since September 2025 (current). He writes that he oversees all aspects of Accenture's Technology business and leads the company's technology strategy, spanning cloud, data & AI, enterprise and industry technologies, security, ecosystem partnerships and Advanced Technology Centers. His other Accenture roles include Chief Information and Asset Engineering Officer (2023–2025) and Global Automation Lead for Technology (2018–2023).
Shamim Habib Wani
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director & CTO Data & AI (North America) · Accenture
Former Managing Director & CTO Data & AI (North America) at Accenture (2019–2022), and AI & Data CTO Growth Leader for Americas at Accenture since 2022 (current). The profile says the role leads data, AI and cloud transformation initiatives and partners with CEOs, CIOs and Chief Data Officers to modernize data ecosystems and build scalable AI platforms. The profile also lists Partner - Big Data Architecture & Engineering Practice at Knowledgent, an Accenture acquisition (2014–2018).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does Accenture decide which technology partners and platforms to build practices around?
- 02What should a client ask for when scoping an AI or cloud engineering engagement with a large systems integrator?
- 03How do Accenture engineering teams move client AI projects from pilot to production?
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