Francesca Gori is the Regional Director of Legal at Accenture, overseeing Geographic Compliance and Corporate Legal. She leads a talented team of approximately 60 in-house lawyers across the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Additionally, she serves as General Counsel for Accenture in the Middle East and as General Manager of Accenture in the UAE.

With a wealth of experience gained from major international law firms, Francesca has provided support to multinational companies throughout her career. During her 19-year tenure at Accenture, she has been instrumental in several global project implementation initiatives and the establishment of new operations and legal entities worldwide.

Francesca is an active and recognized member of Accenture’s Inclusion & Diversity Leadership team and serves as the Global Sponsor for Gender Equality within Accenture’s legal team. She is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of female leaders at Accenture and is a faculty member of the flagship programme for talented female senior managers. Her contributions have earned her accolades as General Counsel of the Year at the Women in Law Awards and recognition as one of the Middle East’s Most Inspirational Women in Leadership for 2022 and 2023.

In addition to her role at Accenture, Francesca lectures for the LLM and LLB programs at Université Panthéon-Assas – Paris II, in the DIFC Academy. She serves on the board of directors of Accenture’s legal entities and is a member of Accenture’s Geographic Leadership Council in the Middle East.

Francesca is also actively involved in the Legal Affairs Committee of the American Chamber and serves on the Board of the American Chamber in Abu Dhabi.

She holds a law degree from L.U.I.S.S. Guido Carli University in Rome, Italy, is a certified Italian barrister, and has a strong background in compliance, employment law, immigration and corporate law, data privacy, and regulatory matters across Europe and Asia Pacific. Francesca resides in Dubai with her 16-year-old son, Leonardo, and enjoys spending quality time with her family.