Dr. Jennifer Sample Named Accenture Federal Services’ Applied Intelligence Growth and Strategy Lead
30 September 2021 - 1:59AM
Business Wire
Accenture Federal Services, (AFS), a subsidiary of Accenture
(NYSE: ACN), has named Dr. Jennifer Sample as its Applied
Intelligence Growth and Strategy Lead. Dr. Sample joined AFS’
Applied Intelligence team earlier this year as the AIX Business
leader for Applied and Basic Research.
“My passion is leveraging the best technology, data, and
scientific methods to solve big problems for the federal
government, generating speed to value with minimal technical debt,”
said Dr. Sample. “I’m truly excited about my role at Accenture
Federal Services in which I will focus on helping our clients be
successful at both adopting and adapting to the impact that AI and
ML can have at scale across their organizations.”
Prior to joining AFS, Dr. Sample was a Federal and Principal
Scientist in the Research and Development Department at Johns
Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory for 19 years. She
established and oversaw the development of their Emerging
Technology, Intelligent Systems, and Quantum programs for seven
years. Dr. Sample holds ten patents and has received numerous
awards for her inventions and research.
“Dr. Sample’s expertise will be a force multiplier in driving
the co-evolutionary spiral of tech, data and science, fusing
advances in AI and ML. She brings the organizational and subject
matter expertise necessary to scale our world class work and
achieve meaningful results for the federal government,” said Bryan
Rich, managing director and lead for AFS’ applied intelligence
practice. “Dr. Sample is an outstanding addition to our team and
will be instrumental to the overall growth of our Applied
Intelligence practice.”
Dr. Sample received her B.S. in Chemistry from Pennsylvania
State University, her PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University
of California, Los Angeles, and her MBA from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
In addition to her academic and career accomplishments, Dr.
Sample has run 10 consecutive Boston Marathons and is a regionally
ranked runner and triathlete.
About Accenture Federal Services
Accenture Federal Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Accenture LLP, is a U.S. company headquartered in Arlington,
Virginia. Accenture’s federal business has served every
cabinet-level department and 30 of the largest federal
organizations. Accenture Federal Services transforms bold ideas
into breakthrough outcomes for clients at defense, intelligence,
public safety, civilian and military health organizations. Learn
more at www.accenturefederal.com.
About Accenture
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading
capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched
experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries,
we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and
Operations services — all powered by the world’s largest network of
Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 624,000
people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity
every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace
the power of change to create value and shared success for our
clients, people, shareholders, partners, and communities. Visit us
at www.accenture.com.
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