# William C. Stone

> William C. Stone, known as Bill Stone, founded SS&C Technologies in 1986 and remains its chairman and CEO. The former KPMG financial services consultant and Advest executive built the company from a home startup into a global financial software and services business, guiding two IPOs, a Carlyle-backed take-private and expansion through acquisitions and fund administration.

- **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, accounting, Marquette University, High school diploma, Reitz Memorial High School
- **Known for:** Founded SS&C in 1986 and has continuously served as chairman and CEO., Led SS&C's 1996 and 2010 public offerings and its 2005 take-private with Carlyle., Expanded from financial software into fund administration, which reported $2.23 trillion in assets under administration at the end of Q1 2022.

## Career timeline

- **1977** — Graduated from Marquette University; began his accounting career at KPMG.
- **Before 1986** — Worked at KPMG and Advest, including financial services consulting leadership at KPMG in Hartford and vice president of administration and special investment services at Advest.
- **1986** — Founded SS&C in his Windsor, Connecticut home with about $20,000 in savings.
- **1987-1989** — Shifted toward buy-side clients after the stock market crash; SS&C released CAMRA investment accounting software in 1989.
- **1996** — Led SS&C's first public offering.
- **2002** — SS&C entered the fund administration business.
- **2005** — Took SS&C private with Carlyle.
- **2010** — Returned SS&C to the public market on Nasdaq under SSNC.
- **2011** — SS&C opened an office in Evansville.
- **2012** — SS&C acquired GlobeOp; Stone received Marquette's Entrepreneurial Award.
- **2015** — SS&C acquired Advent Software.
- **2018** — SS&C acquired DST Systems, Eze Software and Intralinks.
- **2022** — SS&C acquired Blue Prism.
- **2025** — SS&C completed the Calastone acquisition on October 14.
- **2026** — Continued leading SS&C during its 40th anniversary, discussing AI governance, automation and acquisition financing.

## Achievements

- Founded SS&C in 1986 and has continuously served as chairman and CEO.
- Led SS&C's 1996 and 2010 public offerings and its 2005 take-private with Carlyle.
- Expanded from financial software into fund administration, which reported $2.23 trillion in assets under administration at the end of Q1 2022.
- Received the 2012 Entrepreneurial Award from Marquette University's College of Business Administration.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — SS&C reported Q3 GAAP revenue of $1.690 billion, up 7.8% year over year, and net income of $198.9 million, down 5.3%, on October 22.
- **2026-10** — In an October 7 FTF News Q&A, Stone discussed AI Gateway governance, auditability and SS&C's early business setbacks.
- **2026-08** — Discussed acquisition financing and preservation of founder ownership with Kison Patel on M&A Science.
- **2026-05** — Discussed internal testing of automation and AI at SS&C Deliver Europe in a May 13 interview.

## Links

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

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