Roger Ford serves as managing director and global lead for Accenture Development Partnerships, a global business practice within Accenture Strategy, which delivers strategy, management consulting, digital, and technology services to the international development sector, focusing on innovative and sustainable solutions that drive social and environmental impact and economic growth. He also serves as a member of the Accenture Strategy Global Leadership Team.Roger engages with Accenture’s clients and ecosystem to design and apply ESG principles, develop innovative shared value partnerships, and envision new inclusive business models, which embrace applied disruption to help solve global development challenges spanning agriculture, health, energy, education, finance, and economic development to progress the Sustainable Development Goals. Roger serves as a board member for the Society of International Development, where he supports practitioners and institutions to promote more inclusive, diverse, equitable, and sustainable international development. He is a frequent speaker and actively participates in industry panels and working groups spanning a wide range of topics including the role of business in international development; applying digital and innovation for social impact, and convening effective public-private partnerships.Roger joined Accenture in 1998 from Thomson Reuters and became a managing director in 2003. Prior to assuming his current role, he served as a managing director in Accenture's energy practice where he focused on driving retail strategy and digital innovation. Specialties: International development sector, international business, microenterprise development, microfinance, business development, account management, strategic relations, frontier markets, emerging markets, social entrepreneurship, sustainable business models, public/private partnerships, shared services, SaaS/Cloud Computing, impact investing, global development alliances, mobile applications, energy/refining and marketing, healthcare, government, education, ESG