Accenture Federal Services promotes chief leadership officer

Elaine Beeman will continue leading AFS' civilian portfolio

Published September 6, 2022 by Katherine Schulte

Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services promoted Elaine Beeman to chief leadership officer on Sept 2.

In her new role, Beeman will focus on employee experience and succession planning and will continue leading the federal contractor’s civilian portfolio.

Beeman joined AFS in 2009 as managing director of customer relationship for Accenture’s health and public service business. In 2015, she became lead for AFS’ civilian portfolio, focusing on workforce development and inclusion and diversity initiatives.

“Leadership development is a fundamental part of building an exceptional workplace for our employees,” Beeman said in a statement. “I look forward to coaching, mentoring and inspiring the extraordinary talent within Accenture Federal Services to take the company’s growth to the next level.”

Beeman joined AFS’ parent company, Accenture LLP, in 1993 and spent two years with Accenture in Australia, where she led the business transformation team for Telstra, an Australian telecommunications company. Before joining Accenture, Beeman led customer service and marketing programs at AOL.

Beeman earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Delaware.

Accenture Federal Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture LLP, part of Irish Fortune Global 500 company Accenture PLC. Accenture has more than 710,000 employees across 120 countries and reported $50.5 billion in fiscal year 2021 revenue.

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