About · Will Simpson

An executive operator, not an advisor.

A fractional COO who has actually run engineering, operations, and P&L , and embeds to do it again for companies at a point of change.

Portrait of Will Simpson, fractional COO

The bio

Two decades in the operating chair.

Will Simpson is a fractional COO and senior operating executive based in Austin, Texas, with 20+ years leading operations and technology for growth-stage companies. He embeds as a senior operator, part-time or interim, for companies at a point of change: scaling for growth, navigating a transition, or breaking through a plateau.

He has held operating leadership across the org chart: COO and GM, COO, EVP of Technology, and VP of Engineering, along with fractional and interim executive roles. That range, having actually run engineering, operations, and P&L, is what separates him from advisory-only consultants.

Will is a certified facilitator of The 6 Types of Working Genius (The Table Group) and a past President of AgileAustin. He is Chapter Lead for Fractionals United (Texas and Austin). He is also the founder of Coheronix, a boutique software studio, an entrepreneurial extension of his operating career that keeps him close to the problems growth-stage companies actually face.

He operates on two principles his clients hear in the first meeting: integrity and candor. He will tell you the truth about your operation, and he will roll up his sleeves to fix it.

The 6 Types of Working Genius, Certified

Certified Working Genius Facilitator

The Table Group

Credentials

  • Certified Facilitator · The 6 Types of Working Genius (The Table Group)
  • Past President · AgileAustin
  • Chapter Lead · Fractionals United (Texas & Austin)

Selected results

From real engagements.

41%
revenue growth in 12 months
$11M
budget · 70-person organization
38%
increase in engineering velocity
$17M
budget · 26-person multi-geography team
Downtown Austin, Texas skyline

Based in Austin, Texas

An operator in the room, not an advisor on a retainer.

Will operates from Austin, embedded with growth-stage companies across operations and technology. The quiet differentiator: a fractional COO who actually understands the technology, because he spent decades running engineering. He has sat in the seat, owned the number, and carried the team.

See how engagements work

Where I've operated

BazaarvoiceDun & BradstreetRiskonnectKnowledgeOwlMozidoMxToolBox

Let’s talk about your operation.

The first conversation is complimentary, integrity and candor from the start.