Biography

William Sterling is the chief technology officer of the Island ECN, an electronic marketplace that enables market professionals to display and match limit orders for stocks and other securities. He is charged with the development and operation of Island's technology, as well as providing strategic direction.

Mr. Sterling started with Island in 1997 as the company's first employee. He began his career in financial services in 1995 at Block Trading in Houston. In 1996, he opened and managed Block Trading's first branch office in Tyler, Texas. He moved to the technical side of the business in 1996, where he was involved in the initial development of CyberTrader. Mr. Sterling resides in New York.