William Andreozzi

Selected executive impact

• Advised C-suite leaders at top US capital markets firms — including a top-five global asset manager and multiple large-cap wealth managers — on enterprise-scale AI Enablement, Digital Assets, and Intelligence Hub initiatives (Microsoft engagement).
• Reduced microservices from 142 to 20 at a regulated securities firm, delivering 40% system efficiency gains and dramatically lowering platform maintenance risk.
• Achieved 60% cloud cost savings, directly expanding EBITDA margin and reinvesting capacity for growth.
• Reduced development costs 40% through AI-driven automation and operating-model changes; reallocated savings to accelerate GTM timelines.
• Delivered a regulated-market Primary Issuance Platform and Alternative Trading System within 12 months, meeting all architecture, security, and compliance requirements.
• Scaled engineering organizations from 17 to 72; contributed to company growth from 150 to 300+ employees with hiring, delivery, and culture systems that survived hypergrowth.
• Supported $300M Series B and $100M program funding by building credible technical narratives, roadmaps, and execution proof.
• Grew monthly revenue from $30M to $40M over 24 months, contributing to a 3× increase in investor valuation.

Career arc

1. 2025 – Present

   Senior AI Technology Strategist · Microsoft Corporation

   Chicago, IL

   Fractional CTO-style AI advisor for enterprise capital markets clients. Guide AI strategy and architecture for leading firms (Capital Group, Franklin Templeton, William Blair, Fisher Investments, Ameriprise) across AI Enablement, Digital Assets, and Intelligence Hub initiatives. Prototype LLM and agentic workflow patterns — RAG, Copilot, orchestration, grounding — using Azure OpenAI, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, and Fabric. Lead customer-facing AI Enablement workshops at Microsoft Ignite and Enterprise Digital Commerce (EDC) events.

2. 2022 – 2025

   Chief Technology Officer · tZERO Securities, Inc.

   Salt Lake City, UT

   Owned technology strategy, architecture, and engineering execution for a regulated Primary Issuance Platform and Alternative Trading System supporting private and digitally enhanced securities. Architected blockchain layer-1 integrations (Ethereum, Tezos, Avalanche, Polygon, Cardano).

3. 2020 – Present

   Principal · Fractional CTO & Enterprise Technology Advisor · Andreozzi Consulting

   Chicago, IL (firm) · Northbrook, IL (Bill)

   Embedded as co-CTO and co-CIO for enterprise and growth-stage clients across FinTech, e-commerce, media, and regulated industries. Led enterprise architecture and AI/ML solution design for tZERO Group, Beam Suntory, and WeedMaps. Developed and deployed ML and AI solutions for Lyquid, MNG Enterprises, Vulcan, and tZERO. Directed blockchain and digital-asset strategy for OneOf and tZERO Group.

4. 2018 – 2020

   Chief Technology Officer · MNG Enterprises

   Irvine, CA

   Directed technology strategy, software architecture, and operations across supply chain logistics, e-commerce, delivery logistics, and intra-system data pipelines for 40+ retail locations. Held full P&L responsibility for technology; led a cross-functional team of 15.

5. 2014 – 2018

   Chief Technology Officer · WeedMaps / Ghost Management Group

   Irvine, CA

   Key executive team member through hypergrowth — partnered with the CEO on fundraising strategy, GTM execution, and scaling the organization from startup to category leader. Secured $300M Series B; grew monthly revenue $30M → $40M over 24 months; expanded engineering team 17 → 72; scaled company 150 → 300+ employees.

6. 1992 – 2014

   Technology Executive · Co-Founder · Group PM · Earlier career

   Geneva · NY · Seattle · Redmond

   VP Technology at GCEL/World Logistics Council (2012–2014, Geneva) — led a 75-person global team building a unified Customs, Banking, and Insurance platform across 150+ countries; secured $100M in program funding. SVP Technology at ANC Sports Enterprises (2006–2012, Purchase, NY) — real-time video and statistics for the Super Bowl, World Series, and NCAA championships. Co-Founder & CTO at Town Compass (2000–2005, Seattle) — leading navigation app for Windows Mobile and Palm; design patent + $10M exit. Group Program Manager at Microsoft (1992–2000, Redmond) — BackOffice and Windows Support tools used by 15M+ IT professionals.