John Goodman

John Goodman is a Senior Managing Director and the past CEO and Chairman of the Board of Accenture Federal Services, a leading company serving the US federal government and a subsidiary of Accenture LLP.

John served as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Accenture Federal Services between November 2017 and August 2024. During this time, the company more than doubled in size, grew its workforce to more than 16,000 people, and rose from No. #13 to No. #9 on the Washington Technology Top 100 federal industry list (May 2024). Under John’s leadership, Accenture Federal Services put clients at the forefront of change, harnessed next-generation technologies and proven commercial innovation to deliver value, created a great culture and experience for people to grow and thrive, and acquired both Novetta and Cognosante. He also led a significant expansion of the company’s talent development, culture, inclusion and diversity, and workforce development programs, including creating more apprenticeships-in-training, jobs, career pathways, and training for underrepresented communities, veterans and military spouses.

Prior to becoming CEO, John served as COO, Defense Portfolio lead, and Management Consulting lead at Accenture Federal Services.

Before joining Accenture in 1998, John worked in the federal government, serving as Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Industrial Affairs & Installations), Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Industrial Affairs), and a Senior Director with the National Economic Council. He previously served on the Harvard Business School faculty.

John is a member of the boards of the Atlantic Council and the Urban Institute, as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is also a board member at both Goodwill of Greater Washington and Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, which serves the adult immigrant community in Washington, DC. He is a former chair of the Executive Committee of the Professional Services Council and the former chairman of the Defense Business Board.

John is a two-time Fed100 Award winner (2024 and 2015), a seven-time Wash100 inductee (each year 2018-2024), and Executive of the Year by the Greater Washington Government Contractors (2018). He has been awarded the Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service, the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, and the Department of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service.

John earned a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Middlebury College and a Master of Arts and Ph.D. from Harvard University.