Ellyn Shook is Accenture’s chief human resources officer, responsible for the company’s talent strategies and programs. In this role she leads a global team of human resources professionals responsible for recruiting, learning and development, compensation, benefits, equity programs, engagement and retention, and employee relations. She is also a member of Accenture's Global Management Committee. Prior to assuming her current role in March 2014, Ms. Shook was senior managing director—Human Resources and head of Accenture’s Human Resources Centers of Expertise. In this position, she was responsible for the design of Accenture’s talent architecture, as well as for the company’s total rewards, talent supply chain and talent development programs and processes. In addition, she led the human resources teams responsible for the company’s operating groups and growth platforms. Between 2004 and 2011, Ms. Shook was the global human resources lead for career management, performance management, total rewards, employee engagement, and mergers and acquisitions. Earlier in her career, she was head of global compensation, responsible for designing and implementing new executive compensation strategies and equity programs—including equity grants at the time of the company’s IPO in 2001. She also led human resources for the company’s New York office for five years. Ms. Shook serves on the executive committee of the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest and on the advisory board of Women in Business at Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. She is also a member of the HR50. Ms. Shook joined Accenture in 1988 and became a partner in 2003. She holds a bachelor of science degree from Purdue University.

Chief Human Resources Officer @ From July 1988 to Present (27 years 6 months) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

BS @ Purdue University From 1981 to 1985 Newburgh Free Academy Ellyn Shook is skilled in: Organizational Design, HR Transformation, Talent Management, Performance Management, Change Management, Employee Engagement, Organizational Effectiveness, Workforce Planning, Human Capital, Organizational Learning, Strategic HR, Compensation, Business Transformation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Human Resources