A2LA Annual Conference 2026

Trace has led an exceptionally accomplished and successful career in the accreditation industry and has had a significant impact on the advancement of global quality standards. He currently represents A2LA on the Global Accreditation Cooperation, Inc. General Assembly, APAC General Assembly, and APAC MRA Council; is the Chair of the Global Accreditation Cooperation, Inc. Arrangement Committee; is Co-Convener of the Global Accreditation Cooperation, Inc./WADA Liaison Group; is the Past Chair of the APAC MRA Council and the ILAC Arrangement Management Committee (AMC); is a member of the APAC and Global Accreditation Cooperation, Inc. Executive Committees; is a member of the International Trade Advisory Committee 15 (ITAC); and was a member of ISO/CASCO WG44 on the revision of ISO/IEC 17025. Trace is also an approved APAC and Global Accreditation Cooperation, Inc. Lead Evaluator.

William (Bill) Troy is currently an independent consultant on leader development and strategy, and serves on the boards of The Old Soldiers Home Foundation, Washington, D.C.; the Froedert Hospital Board, Milwaukee, WI; and A2LA, Frederick, MD. He was Chief Executive Officer of American Society for Quality (ASQ), an international professional society with 68,000 members 2014 – 2019. Prior to being named CEO at ASQ, Bill had a 38-year U.S. Army career, from which he retired as Lieutenant General (three stars). His most recent position was Director of U.S. Army Staff at the Pentagon. Troy served in Europe, the U.S., Asia, and the Middle East. Prior to his tour as Director, he served as the Commanding General, U.S. Army AK, where he was responsible for the combat readiness of 12,000 soldiers, and the welfare of 20,000 family members. He has held a number of significant general officer positions in the U.S. military, including Chief of Staff for Ill Corps in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Troy was commissioned in the Infantry from the U.S. Military Academy, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree. He received master’s degrees from the Naval Postgraduate School, and the Naval War College, and was a Senior Fellow at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Bronze Star, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Ranger Tab, Master Parachute Wings, the Distinguished Service Medal, and Commander in the French National Order of Merit.