Summary
William Tran is an award-winning CIO, founder, and CxO advisor with over two decades of experience helping Fortune-tier financial, healthcare, and manufacturing firms modernize technology and transform culture. He has led enterprise IT strategy and delivery at WR Berkley and consulted across organizations including U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo, Abbott, UnitedHealth and Accenture, blending business strategy with pragmatic digital transformation. Known for challenging the status quo, he specializes in evidence-based decision making, emerging technology adoption, cybersecurity, and building high-performing teams that execute. As founder of CxO Advisory and CxO Events he creates intimate executive forums that pair peer networking with vendor insights to accelerate leaders’ goals. He holds an MBA in MIS and a BS in Economics and Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, combining cross-discipline analytical rigor with business leadership. Beyond formal roles, his personal motto—Learn, Learn and Learn—drives a continual curiosity that feeds practical innovation and coaching.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Economics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Economics at University of Minnesota
MBA MIS, MBA MIS at University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management