Founder Profile
George Shaheen
Last reviewed: September 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is George Shaheen?
George Shaheen is a founder of Accenture PLC, which was founded in 1989 with Arthur Andersen Consulting Partners.
- Company founded
- Accenture PLC
- Founded
- 1989
- Co-founders
- Arthur Andersen Consulting Partners
Background
George Shaheen joined Arthur Andersen in 1967 and became managing partner and CEO of Andersen Consulting when it was formed as a separate unit in 1989.
Founding Story
George Shaheen led Andersen Consulting from 1989 until September 1999. By the time he left, the consulting unit had about 65,000 staff. In 1997 it began the ICC arbitration to separate from Arthur Andersen. He left in 1999 to become CEO of online grocer Webvan, which filed for bankruptcy in 2001, so the arbitration outcome, the 2001 rename to Accenture and the July 2001 IPO took place under his successor, Joe Forehand. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
Sources
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- Accenture plc Form 10-K for fiscal 2025 (SEC EDGAR) (Accenture PLC)
- Accenture Q4 and full-year fiscal 2025 results (Accenture PLC)