Shaheen Sayed

Shaheen leads Accenture’s Technology Business in the UK & Ireland. She holds significant experience from her Global career at Accenture where she has led complex technology and business transformation programmes for clients across the public and private sector. Most recently, she has been working as an advisor to senior Government clients at the forefront of their digital transformation and driving first-in-kind innovation from inception to execution.

She is a respected adviser on inclusive business cultures and is a recognised thought leader on human capital and the evolution of talent in the digital age. She is a regular guest lecturer at The LSE on this topic.

A passionate campaigner for Inclusion & Diversity in the City, in 2020, Shaheen was voted Woman of the Year in the Women in IT Awards Series & was included in the Top 10 most influential Black and Minority Ethnic leaders by the FT.

Outside of Accenture, Shaheen is a Co-Founder Of ‘’Outsiders’’ a Not-For-Profit organisation focused on improving educational outcomes through digital technology.