Bill Cole

CTO, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (CoMA)

With almost 30 years in the technology sector, more than 20 years with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (CoMA), 11 of which were with UMass Medical School, Bill brings a broad knowledge and depth of experience in large scale IT management, enterprise architecture, cloud computing, and organizational change management.

Serving as the Commonwealth’s Chief Technology Officer for the past 4 plus years, Bill and his team have led the Commonwealth through transformational change, including the migration of hundreds of government business applications to a cloud hosting environment, establishing a single citizen identity platform, and in leveraging technology to modernize how state agencies deliver services to the residents, businesses, and visitors of the Commonwealth. Bill has served in several capacities at the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security and its predecessor agencies, playing a leading role in emerging technologies, generative AI, and enterprise architecture initiatives.

Bill resides in Massachusetts with his wife, two kids, and his dog Daisy. When he’s not leading the charge of the CoMA’s technical transformation, you can find Bill racing mountain bikes and enjoying time with his family.