Michael Redding is the former Managing Director of Accenture Ventures and a lifelong digital industry leader. In this episode, Mike takes us through his career trajectory at Accenture always at the forefront of emerging technology from client-server to web and mobile. Mike discusses his tenure at Accenture and describes the founding of Accenture’s investment arm in 2015. He shares some of the more prominent exits of the fund and how they were able to consistently pick winners. He also discusses key trends in how corporations are managing external innovation. Finally, Mike outlines his predictions on COVID-19’s reset on digital industry companies.
Michael Redding Co-founded Accenture Ventures in 2015 and was responsible for growing a global portfolio of strategic partnerships and equity investments in emerging technology Startups to support Accenture’s and their client’s business transformations. Mike oversaw 38 venture investments and the creation of a Global Open Innovation Network spanning 50 countries, focusing on Artificial Intelligence, Cyber-Security, Augmented/Virtual Reality, Blockchain, and Cloud. He was recognized in 2019 by Global Corporate Venturing as #9 on their Powerlist of Top 100 Corporate Venture Leads out of 2,200+ CVC units globally. Previously, Mike led Accenture Technology Labs, the dedicated technology R&D organization of Accenture. Mike received a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton University in 1988 and a Master’s in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1991.
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