As the global quality & risk officer and global delivery lead at Accenture Security, Bob Kress is responsible for identifying, assessing, and managing risk in Accenture’s Security business, along with managing the quality of services delivered to clients. He is also responsible for Accenture Security offerings to boards of directors. Bob is a trusted C-level advisor for Accenture’s clients.

Bob is also a recognized expert on internal IT and governance, and has published two books - Running IT Like a Business and IT Governance to Drive High Performance. He is a regular contributor to publications.

Bob chairs the advisory board for The College of Engineering at the University of Iowa, and is a member of the board of trustees for the Morton Arboretum and the advisory board for the College of Computing at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He is also a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), The Economic Club of Chicago, and The Executive’s Club of Chicago, and is co-chair of the Business-Technology Forum.

Bob holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, and a master of business administration degree from The University of Iowa.

Bob was named a 2019 - 2022 NACD Directorship 100 honoree.