Dr. Conley is Mercury System's Chief Technology Officer and is responsible for the technical vision and implementation of strategic objectives. As a customer-facing leader, he's focused on future solutions and architectures. Mercury Systems is a global commercial technology company serving the aerospace and defense industry. Bill has substantial experience in research, development, weapon system acquisition, technology road mapping, strategy development & implementation, and government.

Prior to joining Mercury, Dr. Conley was a member of the Federal Senior Executive Service, serving as the Director for Electronic Warfare in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. In that role, he led the $7B annual investment to develop and acquire electronic warfare weapon systems. Earlier in his civilian career, he was a program manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, better known as DARPA.

Dr. Conley earned a Bachelor of Arts from Whitman College and a Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Philosophy from Purdue University.