Bill has spent his entire 38 years with Crowe Chizek serving its financial institutions and business valuation clientele in an audit, tax, valuation and financial advisory capacity. He has helped institutions structure management or investor group buyouts, purchase or merge with other institutions and has assisted in the sale of institutions. He has helped de novo institutions assemble business plans, prepare financial and capital needs projections and obtain regulatory approvals.

Bill is a 1970 graduate of Indiana University, Bloomington with a B.S. degree in Accounting. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Indiana CPA Society. Bill was one of the first group of CPA's to pass the examination and be awarded the ABV (“Accredited in Business Valuation”) designation in 1998. He is a frequent speaker on the subjects of mergers and acquisitions and business valuations.