William W. Rutherford, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Bill has more than 30 years of experience in assisting leaders of well-managed companies, grow their share-price, become more competitive, and solve their biggest issues. He founded William W. Rutherford & Associates, Inc. to help executives overcome these most critical business challenges.
Bill believes the need for improved business results is vital in today’s increasingly competitive business environment. Leaders and their companies require substantial improvements that create lasting measurable and sustainable value.
At William W. Rutherford & Associates, Bill focuses on identifying improvement opportunities clients have deep within their organizations, and then helps them prioritize, design the solutions, and achieve the benefits these offer. Given his extensive experience, an initial hour-long strategic dialogue frequently materializes into the creation of significant value for his client. Bill thrives on assisting executives in identifying effective approaches to overcoming their toughest business problems. He is a dedicated steward of this results driven philosophy.
Prior to establishing William W. Rutherford & Associates, Bill was senior vice president with the world’s eighth largest consulting firm. He worked with client teams that were committed to attaining measurable results and helping them achieve more than they anticipated. Bill learned that leaders appreciated a customized plan designed specifically to help them reach their unique goals.
Bill began his career at IBM where he worked more than 10 years with some of the world’s most capable leaders, each focused on enhancing the competitive position of his or her organization. He found that company managements were motivated to overcome structural and cultural barriers but had difficulty finding the necessary organizational support to move them across the finish line. This challenge led him into the word of consulting, with implementation success as its goal.
Bill earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State University and a Master’s degree in business administration from Michigan State’s Eli Broad School. He is a frequent author of his firm’s well-regarded “Leadership Insights” publication that offers corporate leaders thoughtful commentary on some of the most difficult, competitive challenges facing business today. Bill’s winning results and those of his colleagues at William W. Rutherford & Associates have been featured in premier business publications such as Fortune and well regarded trade publications.
