# David Northington

> David Northington is the Birmingham-based CEO and chairman of OSF Digital. A former Cloud Sherpas CEO and Accenture Cloud First managing director, his career centers on scaling technology consulting businesses, integrating acquisitions and advising growth-stage companies.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer and Chairman at OSF Digital
- **Organizations:** OSF Digital, Cloud Sherpas, GlobalOne, Accenture, Capgemini, Kanbay, Adjoined Consulting, Plaut Consulting, Contino, Lemongrass, ModuleQ, Rising Tide Digital, UAB Collat School of Business
- **Education:** University of Alabama
- **Known for:** EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2015 Southeast winner, technology category., Led Cloud Sherpas during three Inc. 500 appearances and its first-place ranking on the 2014 Atlanta Business Chronicle Pacesetter list., Led Cloud Sherpas ahead of its 2015 acquisition by Accenture.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2012** — Held senior roles at Plaut Consulting, Adjoined Consulting, Kanbay and Capgemini North America.
- **2012** — Became CEO of the combined Cloud Sherpas and GlobalOne business in March.
- **2015** — Cloud Sherpas acquired by Accenture; became an Accenture Cloud First managing director responsible for integration and business growth.
- **2018** — Joined the Contino board in January.
- **2020** — Joined OSF Digital board; Lemongrass announced his board appointment in July.
- **2021** — Became OSF Digital board chairman.
- **2025** — Appointed OSF Digital CEO on January 21, succeeding Gerard Szatvanyi.

## Achievements

- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2015 Southeast winner, technology category.
- Led Cloud Sherpas during three Inc. 500 appearances and its first-place ranking on the 2014 Atlanta Business Chronicle Pacesetter list.
- Led Cloud Sherpas ahead of its 2015 acquisition by Accenture.
- Named a CRN Top 25 Innovator of 2013.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — OSF Digital launched a global Agentforce Operations practice on September 9 under Northington’s leadership.
- **2026-06** — OSF Digital announced selection to the Salesforce Forward Deployed Engineering Partner Network on June 11.
- **2025-11** — OSF joined the Salesforce Agentforce Partner Advisory Board for Australia and New Zealand; Northington welcomed the expanded client-feedback role.
- **2025-01** — Appointed OSF Digital CEO on January 21.

## Links

- Website: https://osf.digital/about-us/board-of-directors-and-leadership/david-northington/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-northington-0407305

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