Bill West

Bill West has worked in a variety of roles since 1995. Bill began their career as Vice-Chairman of Readycom in 1995, followed by Board Member roles at Dataflux, Latin Broadband, and Unified Signal. In 1997, they became President/COO/Board Member of Carolina PCS (Carolina Phone), a regulated FCC license holder of 30Mhz of mobile phone spectrum. In 2002, they joined The Innovate Group as a Partner. From 2006 to 2013, they were a Board Member of Bike & Build, an organization that organizes cross-country bicycle trips for young adults to benefit affordable housing groups. In 2008, they became Managing Partner of The Atlantic Partners, where they successfully led a number of venture-backed companies with a focus on a strategic sale of the company. In 2016, they became Chairman and CEO of Ellipsis Technologies, a company that has developed a leading edge web and eCommerce security technology.

Bill West attended St. Joseph's HS from 1965 to 1969. Bill then went on to earn a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing from Manhattan College between 1969 and 1973. Finally, they obtained a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Finance from Fordham Gabelli School of Business between 1974 and 1976.