Bill Achtmeyer
In today’s disruptive world, setting a strategic course can be elusive. Strategists cut through the noise, clarifying aspirational yet achievable goals and pathways to reach a client’s full potential.

Bill Achtmeyer

EY-Parthenon Global Senior Managing Director

CEO advisor dedicated to pragmatic, breakthrough thinking in a complex global environment. Passionate advocate for arts, education and community. Husband, father, grandfather.

A recognized authority in M&A and corporate and business unit strategy, Bill leads the EY-Parthenon teams in our Strategy and Transactions group. He has guided Parthenon’s vision since its founding in 1991. Parthenon combined with EY in 2014.

Previously, he founded and led the M&A and integration practice for a global management consulting firm. He was also a director at a Fortune 1000 manufacturer.

He holds a BA in Public and International Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

How Bill is building a better working world

“As a CEO and strategic advisor, I know the complexities that churn today’s highly-competitive business environment. Using data-driven analysis, I help corporations chart a path toward maximizing their full potential. I believe that social and economic prosperity flows from free enterprise, and that applying the sound business principles we uphold benefits both for- and non-profit organizations.”

Bill has served as chairman for the board of overseers at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, Tenacity, Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Massachusetts High Technology Council. He has also participated on the UNICEF USA New England and Boston Museum of Fine Arts boards.

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