William McCracken is currently Chair of the Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership at Columbia University Law School, a member of the Board of Directors of MDU Resources Group and the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), and the president of Executive Consulting Group, LLC. From January 2010 to January 2013, Bill McCracken was chief executive officer at CA Technologies, one of the world's largest information technology management software companies.

William joined CA Technologies Board of Directors in 2005, and held the roles of both non-executive and executive chairman from 2007 – 2010. He has previously served as director of IKON Office Solutions and held numerous executive positions at IBM during his 36-year tenure. He served as a member of the Chairman's Worldwide Management Council and general manager of IBM's printing division.