- Edward Wood will focus on bringing commercial technology to federal agencies
- Wood previously led secure networking company Dispersive Networks
- The 2027 GovCon Executive Leadership Summit will explore commercial tech, agentic AI and more
Accenture Federal Services has appointed Edward Wood, a technology executive with more than three decades of networking and security experience, as chief technology officer.
Wood’s background spans networking, cybersecurity and cloud technologies for government, critical infrastructure and commercial customers. C-suite and senior executives will meet at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2027 GovCon Executive Leadership Summit on Feb. 25 to discuss how the federal shift toward commercial technology is reshaping government contracting, agentic AI, and the evolving cyberthreat landscape, defense innovation and strategies for capturing contracts. Reserve your seat now to hear from leaders shaping the GovCon market.
What Will Wood Do as CTO?
In a LinkedIn post published Tuesday, the company said Wood will help public sector agencies adopt commercial technologies that strengthen national security and modernize their day-to-day operations.
The company noted that federal mission environments require next-generation technologies that can support distributed operations while meeting strict federal cybersecurity and compliance requirements. Wood has provided public sector leaders with the strategies and tools to bring together cyber, agentic, network and infrastructure capabilities in support of mission needs.
Who Is Edward Wood?
Wood is a networking and cybersecurity executive who most recently led Accenture’s global enterprise network and edge practice, according to his LinkedIn profile. In that role, he helped organizations modernize and secure their digital infrastructure.
He previously served as growth and strategy lead for Accenture’s Cloud First Networks organization, which supports service providers, enterprise IT and critical infrastructure customers in transitioning to secure cloud networks.
Before returning to Accenture, Wood was president and CEO of Dispersive Networks, a secure networking technology company serving government, critical infrastructure and enterprise customers.
He earlier spent 23 years at Accenture, where he held client service and practice development roles in the communications, media and high-tech industry group and focused on digital transformation for telecommunications carriers.
Wood is a member of the Forbes Technology Council and holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Pittsburgh.
What Other Leadership Changes Has Accenture Federal Services Made?
Wood’s appointment adds to a series of leadership changes at Accenture Federal Services as the company strengthens its technology and security leadership. The company recently brought on Nathaniel Parker as chief information security officer to lead its cybersecurity strategy. Parker is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who spent about seven years as CISO of BCG Federal. He has also worked as a senior security engineer at MIT Lincoln Laboratory.
In January, the company named Garrett Berntsen chief AI officer, bringing in a technical leader with experience across government and industry. Accenture Federal Services also added Juliane Gallina to its board of directors. Gallina, a two-time Wash100 awardee, previously served as the CIA’s deputy director for digital innovation. In that role, she led digital transformation initiatives spanning AI, cloud computing and cybersecurity.
The leadership additions come as the company expands its AI work with commercial partners. Through a collaboration with OpenAI, Accenture Federal Services launched an agentic lab at The Forge, its Washington, D.C., innovation hub, to help agencies move AI initiatives from experimentation to production. The company also unveiled Gemini launchpads with Google Public Sector. The launchpads pair agency teams with forward-deployed engineers to build and deploy AI agents for mission operations. Accenture Federal Services plans to build a 1,000-member forward-deployed engineering workforce to support the effort.
