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Jon Williams

Jon Williams

Fractional CTO & technology consultant; co‑founder, New York CTO Club

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New York, New York
Joined August 2025

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Summary

Seasoned CTO and fractional technology advisor: Jon has spent three decades leading engineering and product teams at consumer‑internet and publishing companies (Kaplan, iVillage/NBCU, Flat World Knowledge, CheetahMail/Experian) and now provides fractional CTO and advisory services to mid-market and nonprofit organizations. His work spans product strategy, architecture, vendor selection, scalability, and M&A technical diligence. experianplc+2
Community builder and peer networker: He co‑founded the New York CTO Club in 2000 and has sustained an invitation-only forum for senior technologists in NYC — emphasizing confidential problem-sharing, vendor lessons learned, and peer coaching among CTOs and senior engineering leaders. infoworld+1
Practitioner voice and public commentator: Jon maintains a public blog (New York CTO) and has given talks and interviews on topics such as open publishing, leadership, remote work and burnout. He mixes hands‑on technical leadership with commentary for CTO peers and middle‑market executives. blogspot+2

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Acoustic guitar, stand-up paddle surfing (SUP), and tennis. meetinnovators

Notes

MUMark Uhrmachersaid they would turn to
JWJon Williams
if they needed someone to lead engineering for a high-growth B2B SaaS or marketplace platform.

Oct 6, 2025

HWHenry Williamssaid
JWJon Williams
is one of the most impressive engineering executives they know working in health-focused technology.

Aug 18, 2025