Fall 2026
Will Sheley, Senior Executive, Visa, JP Morgan, Accenture
August 26-September 1, 2026
BS Horticulture (Purdue University), MBA (Purdue University)
William Sheley has over 35 years as an accomplished senior leader/general manager with a proven track record in driving transformation, product development, technology integration and commercialization leading to improved market share and revenue generation. He holds a Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science degrees from Purdue University.
Throughout his career, Sheley has been recognized for delivering start-up, growth and turn-around strategies. He has excelled in managing business delivery across complex organizational structures on a global scale with several Fortune 500 entities including Visa, JP Morgan, and Accenture where he has held executive positions in technology, data science, marketing, operations, and product management.
As a member of Visa’s Operating Committee, Sheley successfully led a global payments organization within Visa. As senior vice president and global general manager of Visa Direct, he provided leadership to build and commercialize Visa’s global entry into enterprise real-time money movement. His responsibilities included building product, technology, operations, and sales capabilities. Earlier in his career, Sheley spent 20 years at J.P. Morgan where he held a variety of senior executive positions including CIO of Retail Banking, SVP of Product Management and SVP of J.P. Morgan’s Innovation Center for Design and Customer Experience. He also spent nearly 10 years at Accenture.
TOPIC AREAS: Systems thinking, developing leadership skills and becoming a thought leader, corporations, succeeding as a student athlete