As a partner at Ernst & Young LLP, Bill advises clients about their capital strategy, M&A, public company spin-offs, IPOs and securities offerings. Most recently, he held the role of EY Americas Vice Chair, Strategy and Transactions (SaT).
He has led many large client engagements, including cross-border transactions for major multinational corporations and leading private equity firms. He has deep experience in the beverage, automotive, FinTech, telecom and professional services sectors.
Over the last decade, Bill has worked to help double the revenues and talent bench of EY Americas SaT, which now numbers more than 8,000 professionals based in the US, Canada, Mexico, and Central America and South America.
Bill is a member of the EY Americas Operating Executive and a certified public accountant. He received an MBA from DePaul University and a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois.
How Bill is building a better working world
Bill has helped transform the EY SaT practices from M&A compliance and due diligence providers into market-leading strategic advisors. Integral to this transformation was the acquisition of The Parthenon Group in 2014, which significantly enhanced SaT’s front-end strategic offerings.
With more than a decade of M&A, IPO and capital strategy work in the region, he was instrumental in growing EY in Latin America. In 1995, Bill helped launch EY Strategy and Transactions in South America, which has since grown to include more than 700 people. During his time as a partner in the São Paulo office, he helped develop the EY SaT practices in Mexico and Brazil.
