William Beyer Joins Torch.AI’s Board of Directors

Leawood, Kansas—May 17, 2019 —Torch.AI today announced that William Beyer, founding partner of Deloitte’s federal practice, has been elected to Torch.AI’s board of directors.Mr. Beyer brings more than 30 years of direct experience in the Federal marketplace to Torch.AI.  “Bill is widely regarded as one of the most effective professionals in the Federal arena, especially within the National Security and the Intelligence Communities,” said Brian Weaver, Chairman of the Board.  “He is already engaged with our teams in both D.C. and Kansas City to continue to evolve how we select and support key mission areas.”Before joining Torch.AI, Mr. Beyer was one of four partners to establish Deloitte’s Federal consulting practice which today boasts more than $3 billion in annual revenue. He was responsible for clients across both the civilian and defense landscape.  Bill personally led the top 12 strategic accounts for the firm.  

In his most recent role, he led the Deloitte's West Coast innovation group and established Deloitte’s Space practice. In just the past year Bill has been interviewed by Fed Radio, Politico, and ABC for his insights on Space and innovation.Bill brings expertise in scaling enterprises in professional services and technology.  Prior to Deloitte, he led the Federal Health practice at Booz, Allen and Hamilton, growing the unit into the largest professional services practice for that sector in the world.  He sat on the UN’s Council for Aids Relief in Geneva and worked with top global health organizations and countries to combat epidemics across the globe.Early on, his entrepreneurial talents became evident when Bill led Xerox Corporation’s entry into China, establishing a robust base of operations in the emerging economy.  He lived in Shanghai and served as General Manager and Director of China Operations responsible for all aspects of sales, service and manufacturing.  Bill was the youngest senior manager in the company’s history.  In less than two years, Xerox became the largest document management company in the continent.“I am excited to be joining the board of a company that is squarely on the forefront of evolution through AI.  Many companies talk a big game and label themselves as AI firms.  Torch has done what most dream of, actually implementing mission critical solutions across the commercial and Federal landscape”, said Mr. Beyer. “Brian Weaver is a true entrepreneur with a unique creative spirit. He leads with consistency of execution, focus and vision.   It’s a privilege to work with him and Torch.AI to protect our homeland and furthering the use of software and data to help humanity, the enterprise, our world.”

‍Torch.AI is currently on a hiring spree, adding additional team members in both Kansas City and in a new Washington, D.C. office near Dupont Circle to better serve public sector clientele.