Bill McCracken is chief executive officer at CA Technologies, one of the world’s largest information technology management software companies. Bill joined CA Technologies’ Board of Directors in 2005, and held the roles of both non-executive and executive chairman from 2007 – 2010. He became chief executive officer in January 2010.
Prior to joining CA Technologies, Bill held numerous executive positions at IBM during his 36-year tenure, most recently as a member of the Chairman's Worldwide Management Council and general manager of IBM's printing division. He previously served as president of IBM's EMEA and Asia PC Company and as general manager of marketing, sales and distribution for IBM PC Company.
Bill has been the president of Executive Consulting Group, LLC, and was a director of IKON Office Solutions. Bill is active in the National Association of Corporate Directors, is a commissioner of the 2009 Blue Ribbon Commission on Risk Governance, and is a member of the board of NACD-NJ. He is a participant in the Chairmen’s Forum of the Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance at the Yale School of Management. Bill is also chairman of the board of Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey.
In 2009, Bill was named by the NACD Directorship as one of the top 100 most influential people in the boardroom and in 2010 was also named to the NACD board. He is a member of CNBC’s Carbon Council and has appeared as a guest on the network. He also serves on the board of PENCIL, a nonprofit organization that partners businesses with public schools, and is the chairman of the Chairmen’s Forum of the Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance at the Yale School of Management.
