# Bill Wells

> Bill Wells is the CEO of AMPL Optimization Inc., the Mountain View company behind AMPL, the algebraic modeling language born at Bell Labs that has long been a gold standard for large-scale mathematical optimization. A UC Berkeley-trained mathematician, Wells runs the small but globally influential team that turns business-critical decisions in energy, finance, supply chain, and transportation into solvable models, while steering the company from a classic modeling language toward a modern, API-driven optimization platform.

- **Role:** CEO at AMPL Optimization Inc.
- **Organizations:** AMPL Optimization Inc., Quovera, Mountain View High School
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Master's in Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Leads AMPL Optimization Inc., serving 100+ corporate clients plus government agencies and academic institutions across 40+ industries, Steered AMPL from a classic algebraic modeling language toward a modern, API-driven optimization platform, Oversaw the company through the era of its comprehensive API supporting Python, R, C++, C#, Java, and MATLAB

## Career timeline

- **1987-1989** — Earned a Master's in Mathematics at UC Berkeley
- **earlier career** — Held roles at Quovera and taught at Mountain View High School
- **present** — Serves as CEO of AMPL Optimization Inc., overseeing development and technological direction

## Achievements

- Leads AMPL Optimization Inc., serving 100+ corporate clients plus government agencies and academic institutions across 40+ industries
- Steered AMPL from a classic algebraic modeling language toward a modern, API-driven optimization platform
- Oversaw the company through the era of its comprehensive API supporting Python, R, C++, C#, Java, and MATLAB

## Latest updates

- **2025** — AMPL active on the optimization conference circuit, including the Gurobi Decision Intelligence Summit, showcasing how its modeling system turns complex constraints into solvable problems.

## Links

- Website: https://ampl.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-wells-b1140513

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