Bill Van Curen
Overview
Bill VanCuren was the Executive Vice president and CIO for NCR Corporation(retired) and is currently President of BVC Advisors - a strategic technology advisory for companies of all sizes, public and private. Bill was named CIO of the year in Georgia for 2011, received the TechBridge CIO of the year award for leading philanthropy efforts in 2018. He is the past Executive Board Chair of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG). Bill is active in non-profits in the Atlanta area such as TechBridge, TAG Education Collaborative, Atlanta Food Bank and The Carter Center where he sits on the Board of Councilors.
Courses Taught
UNG
- CIS 3130: Business Information Systems
Other
Exec. Education & guest lectures at UGA (Terry College of Business), GSU (Masters CS program), and Ga.Tech (MBA program) on various topics of IT leadership, Strategic alignment of IT & Business, Digital Transformation Culture, and Data Analytics in practice
Education
- Executive Education, Stanford University, 2000
- MBA, Business, University of Dayton, 1987
- BSBA, Computer Science, The Ohio State University, 1984
Research/Special Interests
Technology leadership development, IT strategy alignment for business outcomes, including benchmarking and best practices for IT excellence
Publications
- Straight Talk about Back office to Front office, HW to SW transformation, (pg. 16-19)
- NCR CIO Bill VanCuren Drives The Move To Internet Of Things And Big Data, Peter High interview for Forbes Magazine
- Shadow IT as R&D/innovation for the CIO
Work Experience
- President, BVC Advisors LLC 2023 - Present
- Executive Vice President - NCR Corporation 2022 - 2023
- Chief Information Officer - NCR Corporation 2008 - 2022
- VP of Application Development - NCR 2005 - 2008
- Director Supply Chain & Services Systems - NCR 1994 - 2005
Personal Information
Bill enjoys hiking and being outdoors in North Georgia and skiing in Colorado. He is an NCAA football fan, SEC and Big10. Bill lives in Sandy Springs, Georgia, with his wife of 35 years, Jeannie, and has three sons.