- Former CIA Deputy Director for Digital Innovation Juliane Gallina has joined the Accenture Federal Services board of directors
- Gallina led CIA digital transformation initiatives involving AI, cloud computing, cybersecurity and cyber operations
- She helped advance artificial intelligence adoption across the intelligence community during her government career
Accenture Federal Services has appointed former CIA Deputy Director Juliane Gallina to its board of directors, the company said in a LinkedIn post published Wednesday.
Who Is Juliane Gallina?
Gallina is a national security and technology executive whose background spans the intelligence community, military service and the federal technology sector. A two-time Wash100 Award winner, Gallina joined Lavrock Ventures as a partner in January after more than a decade at the CIA. At the time, she said she viewed the move as a continuation of her national service by supporting emerging defense and national security technologies.
She most recently served as deputy director for digital innovation at the CIA, where she led digital transformation efforts involving artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity and cyber operations. In that role, she helped guide the agency’s adoption of AI and human-machine teaming capabilities to support intelligence missions and analyze growing volumes of data. She also held the roles of associate deputy director for digital innovation and chief information officer at the agency and, during her government career, helped advance AI adoption across the intelligence community.
Gallina has also shared insights on intelligence modernization and emerging technologies as a speaker at Potomac Officers Club events, including the 2025 Digital Transformation Summit.
What Experience Does She Bring to the Board?
Prior to joining the CIA, Gallina spent nine years at IBM, serving in leadership roles that included vice president for U.S. federal key accounts, partner and director of Watson Government Solutions. She served more than 21 years in the U.S. Navy Reserve, retiring as a commander. She also held leadership roles at National Interest Security Company and Edge Consulting.
Earlier in her career, she held engineering and program management positions at the National Reconnaissance Office, supporting the design, development, deployment and operation of national security and reconnaissance systems.
Gallina is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and was the first woman to lead the Brigade of Midshipmen.
