Bill is Co-founder, Principal and Business Development Director of Mountain Lakes Consulting. He is an experienced, highly regarded executive coach and personal advisor, having served senior business leaders and government officials in the United States for more than 15 years. He has international experience through a variety of experiences, having provided leadership training and executive coaching through the Capability Development Alliance (CDA) for several years.

Bill is an American entrepreneur who co-founded CMI Marketing in 1999 in New York City. As co-founder he was instrumental in helping raise start-up capital and developing business alliances for the organization’s programs, including the largest Mom-specific portal on the web: www.clubmom.com. The popular website is currently chaired by Meredith Vieira of ABC New York and reaches millions of women consumers in the United States annually. Bill has performed a similar role for other successful companies including Power Weekend, a teen influencers group. He also served as a motivational speaker to college and university students, inspiring young adults to exemplary leadership and community service.

Sharing with Jim a mutual passion for the work of non-profit organizations to empower youth and adults, Bill has co-founded several service organizations including Do Something (www.dosomething.org) with actor Andrew Shue and Michael Sanchez which was featured on MTV and in Rolling Stone. In 1997, Bill helped plan the President’s Summit for America’s Future with former United States Secretary of State Colin Powell and U.S. leaders. He has also played a strategic role in creating a number of award winning national and youth student service organizations including Into the Streets and Break Away.

Bill holds an undergraduate degree in International Studies and French from Aquinas College. He and his wife Maria, formerly a chemist with Schering Plough, have two children, Peter (3) and baby Anna. Together they enjoy golf, lakes and travel and reside in New Jersey.