# William C. "Bill" Stone

> William C. "Bill" Stone founded SS&C Technologies in 1986 and remains its chairman and chief executive officer. A former KPMG auditor and financial services consultant who also held an executive role at Advest, he built the business from a Windsor home startup into a global provider of financial software and services, leading two public listings and an acquisition program that expanded into fund administration and automation.

- **Role:** Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at SS&C Technologies
- **Organizations:** SS&C Technologies, KPMG, Advest
- **From:** Evansville, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Business Administration, Marquette University, Reitz Memorial High School
- **Known for:** Founded SS&C in 1986 and has continuously served as chairman and CEO., Led public listings in 1996 and 2010., Received Marquette University College of Business Administration’s Entrepreneurial Award in 2012.

## Career timeline

- **1977** — Begins auditing career at KPMG in St. Louis.
- **Before 1986** — Directs KPMG’s Hartford financial services consulting practice and serves as a vice president at Advest.
- **1986** — Founds Securities Software & Consulting in Windsor, Connecticut.
- **1989** — SS&C releases CAMRA investment accounting software.
- **1996** — Leads SS&C’s first public offering.
- **2002** — Expands SS&C into fund administration.
- **2005** — Takes SS&C private with Carlyle.
- **2010** — Leads SS&C’s second public offering.
- **2011** — SS&C opens an office in Evansville.
- **2012** — Receives Marquette’s Entrepreneurial Award; SS&C acquires GlobeOp.
- **2015** — SS&C acquires Advent Software.
- **2018** — SS&C acquires DST Systems, Eze Software and Intralinks.
- **2022** — SS&C acquires Blue Prism.
- **2026** — Marks 40 years leading SS&C.

## Achievements

- Founded SS&C in 1986 and has continuously served as chairman and CEO.
- Led public listings in 1996 and 2010.
- Received Marquette University College of Business Administration’s Entrepreneurial Award in 2012.
- Inducted into Global Custodian’s Legends in 2014.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Discussed SS&C AI Gateway, oversight of autonomous agents and securities operations in an FTF News interview published October 7.
- **2026-09** — A September 30 Forbes interview examined his forty years building SS&C.
- **2026-06** — Appeared in a Hedgeweek video interview about forty years of SS&C, technology, relationships and the company’s future.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-stone-87ab2212

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