# Bill Szlaius

> Bill Szlaius is co-founder and CEO of Logic, Part of Accenture, a retail technology consulting and systems integration firm founded in 1997. His career spans Oracle consulting and retail systems work at Wilsons Leather. Logic became part of Accenture in August 2024. He holds an electrical engineering degree from Notre Dame and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Logic, Part of Accenture
- **Organizations:** Logic, Part of Accenture, Oracle Corporation, Wilsons Leather
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, University of Notre Dame, MBA, University of Chicago
- **Known for:** Co-founded Logic and led its development into an international retail technology consultancy., EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2015 Upper Midwest award recipient., Led Logic through its acquisition by Accenture in 2024.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Began his career in Oracle’s consulting division.
- **—** — Managed global manufacturing and supply chain systems at Wilsons Leather.
- **1997** — Co-founded Logic with Prabhu Kumar.
- **2000** — A 2015 retrospective dates Logic’s decision to focus on retail to 2000; Logic’s anniversary account says the exclusive focus was in place by 2002.
- **2005** — Oracle acquired Retek; Logic subsequently expanded its role in full retail implementations.
- **2014** — Logic acquired Yomari Information Services, adding analytics expertise.
- **2015** — Logic acquired Cascadera; Szlaius received an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Upper Midwest award.
- **2022** — Outlined an expansion of strategic consulting across digital, merchandising, data and cloud.
- **2024** — Accenture announced the Logic acquisition on July 16 and completed it on August 13.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Logic and led its development into an international retail technology consultancy.
- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2015 Upper Midwest award recipient.
- Led Logic through its acquisition by Accenture in 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — His LinkedIn activity discussed NRF 2025 and practical applications of AI in retail.
- **2024-08** — Welcomed the completed acquisition of Logic by Accenture in a public LinkedIn post.
- **2024-07** — Commented on Accenture’s agreement to acquire Logic.
- **2024-01** — Published his NRF 2024 observations on January 24.

## Links

- Website: https://logicinfo.com/team/bill-szlaius/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-szlaius-726262265

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