Bill is currently program managing Deloitte’s global client response to the COVID-19 crisis. He is a managing director with Monitor Deloitte, where he works with CEOs, senior executives, and their teams to develop and deliver growth strategies and retail customer experience. Bill also served as a c-level executive for a Fortune 200 wholesaler/retailer, where he started and ran a chain of limited assortment stores, managed a $3bn supply alliance, and led major cost and information technology transformations.

As a thought leader, his business strategy book, Wal-Smart: What it Really Takes to Profit in a Walmart World, was selected as one of the top five business books of the year, and he has been featured as a leader in business strategy in multiple media outlets including CNN, CNBC, First Business, the Wall Street Journal, and the Chicago Tribune. Bill also served on the faculty of Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management and has lectured on leadership issues at the White House, Duke University, the University of Notre Dame, and DePaul University.