Chris Donnelly

Chris Donnelly is an Adjunct Assistant Teaching Professor in the Management &

Organization Department in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre

Dame.

In 2026 he retired from Accenture as the Americas Consulting Lead overseeing the

practice across Canada, the United States, and Latin America. For more than 35 years,

he advised clients around the world on strategy, design, and implementation of

transformational programs, primarily in the retail industry.

Chris was a frequent speaker at industry conferences. He co-authored the “Shaping the

Future of Retail” (2017) and “Operating Models for the Future of Consumption” (2018)

reports for the World Economic Forum and presented at Davos in 2017. He also holds

two patents.

Chris earned his B.A. in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame and his MBA in

strategy and finance from the University of Chicago.