Accenture is planning to acquire UK-based artificial intelligence company Faculty for an undisclosed sum, further strengthening its push into advanced AI services. Founded in 2014, Faculty has built a strong reputation for helping public- and private-sector clients implement AI solutions across the UK and other key global markets. Accenture said the acquisition will enhance its ability to support clients in improving critical business processes using secure, outcomes-driven AI solutions.
As part of the deal, Faculty Frontier™ will be integrated into Accenture’s product offerings, strengthening decision-making by more closely linking data, AI, and core business processes. The two companies are already collaborating with life sciences firms, including Novartis, to improve clinical trial planning through AI-powered insights.
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The acquisition also builds on an existing partnership between the two firms. Accenture and Faculty plan to expand Faculty’s Fellowship Program, which helps STEM graduates transition from academia into industry roles around the world. That partnership began in December 2023, with Accenture becoming a preferred partner for Faculty Frontier™.
Once the transaction is finalized, Faculty’s team of more than 400 AI professionals will join Accenture, significantly boosting its AI talent base. Marc Warner, Faculty’s current CEO, will assume the role of chief technology officer at Accenture and will join the company’s Global Management Committee. The deal remains subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions.
“With Faculty, we will further accelerate our strategy to bring trusted, advanced AI to the heart of our clients’ businesses,” said Julie Sweet, chair and CEO of Accenture. “I’m pleased to welcome the Faculty team to Accenture and look forward to Marc’s contribution shaping our technology vision and strategy as Chief Technology Officer.”
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Warner echoed that sentiment, emphasizing the shared vision behind the deal. “Our vision has always been a world in which safe AI delivers widespread benefits to humanity. We have spent the last ten years supporting our clients to bring this world about, step by step. As AI advances rapidly, the ambition of our clients is now, rightly, no less than the reinvention of their business. I am delighted that by teaming up with Accenture, we have everything in place to support AI transformation from start to finish,” he said.
The acquisition comes as Accenture has been steadily ramping up efforts to strengthen its AI capabilities. Sweet told investors last September that the consulting giant would “exit” employees who were not effectively adapting to AI in the workplace. The company has also begun referring to its nearly 80,000 employees as “reinventors,” underscoring its ambition to position itself as a leader in artificial intelligence and large-scale digital transformation.