Bill is both an experienced strategic leader and developer of other leaders. He taught for four years at Harvard Kennedy School, where he ran the leader development program for active-duty military and intelligence fellows and directed the top-level executive education program for senior executives. He now consults with several Fortune 500 companies and teaches on leadership effectiveness, decision-making, visioning, change management and using history to inform leadership at Wharton, Northeastern, and Harvard. As the Commandant (president) of the Army War College, he designed and ran the Army’s strategic leadership program for one to three-star generals, while leading the college in its mission to help senior officers and civilians make the transition from operational to strategic leadership. As the Commandant of Cadets at West Point, he led the leadership and character development programs for the 4400 cadets.
In nearly four years in combat, Bill led an engineer company in the first Gulf War, commanded a 3000-soldier brigade in the Iraq War, served as General Petraeus’ personal assistant during the Iraq Surge, and commanded over 17,000 troops supplying all resource needs of the entire U.S. and international force in Afghanistan in 2011-12. He also served as the Army’s senior liaison to the U.S. Congress. Bill has significant personal history as a team builder and a well-known professional reputation for developing ethical, courageous, and creative leaders.