WILLIAM ANDERSON

Media Technology Leader. Artist. Philanthropist.

From Idea to Value

As a technology leader deeply rooted in the news and media industry, I’ve built high-performing teams and delivered transformative results. As a long-time practicing artist and advocate for New York City’s cultural fabric, I bring a bold, creative perspective to every challenge. By leveraging my passion for media, the arts, and technology, I’m focused on making a lasting impact in NYC—whether through advisory roles or contributing to non-profit boards shaping the city’s future.

About William

News & Media

The media industry has been my passion and career focus, from leading engineering at Forbes to driving brand pivots in agencies and now heading engineering for Bloomberg Media. I believe unbiased, fact-driven media is vital to democracy, and I’m proud to help uphold this mission through innovation and leadership.

Arts & Culture

As a long-time practicing artist and someone deeply involved in NYC's cultural fabric, I bring creativity and innovation to everything I do. I lead product and engineering for Bloomberg Connects, a platform that connects people to the arts.

Technology Leadership

I’ve led organizations through cloud and agile adoption, served as head of engineering for some of the world’s top brands, and guided transformative change for hundreds of clients while at agencies. True leadership, to me, is about building teams with Passionate, Accountable, Strong, Transparent, and Empathetic people—values that drive innovation, adaptability, and success in every organization I support.

Advisory & Board Roles

My experience on the Junior Board for the New York Coalition for the Homeless gave me a deep appreciation for the impact that thoughtful governance and strategic leadership can have on organizations and their missions. While I’m early in my journey of board service, my career leading teams, driving innovation, and navigating complex transformations has equipped me with the skills to contribute meaningfully.

New York City Advocacy

New York City is central to my work and passions. From supporting its arts and culture institutions to driving innovation in media and technology, I’m committed to ensuring the city continues to inspire and thrive for generations to come. I believe that being a citizen of NYC is an active commitment.

PASTE

I ALWAYS adhere to my core values and goals at work and home. My goals are to be a pillar of support and to build legacies. I achieve this and help others do the same with a value system, PASTE.

PASTE makes it all stick together; its ingredients are Passion, Accountability, Strength, Transparency, and Empathy.

Thought Leadership

  • Mastering Cloud Cost Management

    Strategies for Optimizing Your Cloud Infrastructure

    Read on Medium

  • SBOM: Software Dependencies & Security

    Managing Open-Source Risks and Streamlining Your Development Process

    Read on Medium

  • DIDs On The Blockchain

    How Decentralized Identifiers Are The Future Of Online Identity

    Read on Forbes

  • How To Write GREAT AI Prompts

    Artificial Intelligence is ready for your day-to-day use, if you know how.

    Read on Medium

  • The Value of Code Versus The Value Of A Product

    Does the advent of AI mean an end to writing code as a profession?

    Read on Medium

  • How To Value R&D for Emerging Tech Adoption

    3 Steps to Mastering the Art of Context-Driven Innovation in a World of Emerging Technologies

    Read on Medium

Ways We Can Work Together

  • Leverage my strategic insights and industry expertise by inviting me to support your organization's vision, direction, and decision-making in a board or advisory role.


    Past Boards:
    NY Coalition For The Homeless (Junior Board)

  • Engage your audience with thought-provoking discussions led by me on emerging technologies, leadership, and transformative impact in the tech industry.

  • My team at Bloomberg is usually hiring for several roles. Keep an eye out on my LinkedIn and apply if you are interested.

Speaking Engagements

I explore the fusion of emerging technologies in mid-size organizations, highlighting the significance of cost, speed, and value with a unique, hands-on approach that emphasizes tailored strategies for technology and people to drive transformative impact.

  • My talk “What’s Holding Back Blockchain?” focuses on exploring the lack of infrastructure startups and the mis-directed marketing focus of Web3 and how we can fix it.

  • “The Future of Digital Art” is a talk designed to inspire. Given on the mainstage of NFT NYC ‘22 I drew parallels to the traditional art world and where NFTs can go beyond speculative trading.

  • I guest lecture at universities such as Princeton and The New School on a range of topics from early career planning advice, to avoiding burnout, to techniques for learning context.

  • At Google Cloud Next, me and a colleague filled an iMax theater for our talk about Forbes migration to GCP. How we rearchitected to a SOA, went from 1 deploy a week to 12 a day and its impacts on the company.

  • I’ve led, participated in and organized small meetups and gatherings and roundtables of all sizes, privately and for brands on topics including, compliance, data, accessibility, caching, cloud, decentralization and branding.

Art Practice

I’ve been coding since I was 13, but even before that, I was making art. Maintaining a creative practice is important to me and I am always working on something new.