Everyone could use some help figuring Congress out, especially the banking committees. It’s not all leverage ratios and reauthorization deadlines.

Will Heyniger

Senior Manager, Ernst & Young LLP, National Tax and Washington Council

Financial services legislative and regulatory analyst based in DC. 16 years at WCEY. Former journalist, advocate and PR manager. Writer, drummer, frisbee player, dad. Redskins fan.

Will is a senior manager at Washington Council Ernst & Young (WCEY), where he has worked since 2003. He helps retainer lobbying clients and internal EY professionals navigate the legislative landscape in Washington by providing strategic insight, intelligence and written analysis. He also reports on congressional hearings, markups, floor votes and other developments on the Hill and among the agencies.

Previously, Will held journalism positions at a daily newspaper and Congress-focused publications. He also worked at a PR firm for tech startups and managed communications at a civil liberties advocacy organization.

Will has a BA in philosophy from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts.

How Will is building a better working world 

“I help our clients understand how they can accomplish business and legislative goals by seeing hazards and advantages months down the road on Capitol Hill. By providing real-time analysis of the shifting landscape of facts and possible scenarios in Congress, I help organizations to be more strategically prepared for the challenges and opportunities they face.”

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