The Hartford appointed Annette Rippert to the company?s board of directors, effective February 18, 2025. She will serve on the board?s Finance, Investment and Risk Management Committee. Rippert retired as CEO of the Strategy and Consulting group at Accenture, where she transformed the $15 billion portfolio of advisory services by accelerating the use of technology, data and artificial intelligence to drive new and differentiated growth.
Rippert led numerous strategic acquisitions to expand Accenture?s advisory services while successfully driving reskilling and other human-capital-management strategies critical to the success of Accenture?s growth agenda. Rippert spent her career with Accenture in roles of increasing responsibility, including leading the North America Technology business, the company?s largest market, and serving as the Technology and Innovation Lead for Accenture Federal Services, overseeing growth initiatives in digital, cloud and emerging technologies. Rippert earned a bachelor?s degree in electrical engineering and computer science and a master?s degree in management, both from Northwestern University.
She currently serves on the Northwestern University Board of Trustees, reflecting her ongoing commitment to education and leadership development.