Deborah Ringel is a Senior Managing Director at Accenture Federal Services, and currently serves as the AFS General Counsel, Secretary, and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer. In this role, Deborah directs all legal services for the company, leading a team of legal, governance, contract management and supply chain risk management professionals. She also oversees the ethics and compliance program and serves as the legal advisor to the company Board of Managers. Deborah began her career as a prosecutor at the New York County District Attorney's Office, practiced at a Washington D.C. law firm, and taught at the American University Washington College of Law. She is on the Board of Directors of the Children’s Law Centers and the Academy of Hope Adult Public Charter School and is a member of the President’s Council of Cornell Women, which enhances leadership opportunities for students, faculty, staff and alumnae. She has been honored with the National Legal Aid Defender Association Exemplar Award and the WashingtonExec Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer of the Year Award, and is a finalist for the March of Dimes “Heroines of Washington” Award.