William C. Weiss, CEO of The Promar Group LLC
P O Box 4815
Cary, NC 27519-4815
Phone: 919-467-5466
Fax: 919-467-3314
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William C. Weiss is a renowned strategic thinker, board participant and experienced senior executive. He has been providing corporate leaders, boards, and high net worth investors with counsel and execution assistance for more than 30 years. His work has been in diverse geographies including Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America.
Some of the areas where Bill focuses his expertise, ideas and methods include media, communications, information, environmental, life science and emerging technologies. His unique way of analyzing and accessing the business landscape offers a fresh strategic framework for understanding how technology and change can open new growth possibilities. Bill also brings substantial experience in applying those frameworks for action.
Mr. Weiss calls his approach “Design a Future©”, a methodology that identifies four key principles necessary to gain and maintain success. Among those clients Mr. Weiss works with are Discovery Communications, Ericsson, GE, IBM, Qualcomm, SAS Institute, Silicon Image, Steelcase, Toshiba, Travel Channel Media and others.
His involvement includes boards of directors, advisory roles, keynotes and executive leadership presentations.
Professional Experience
Founder, Chairman and CEO
The Promar Group LLC
Cary, NC
Selected Current and Prior Boards of Directors/Advisory Positions
Interim Chairman
Great Connection Inc.
San Diego, CA
Chairman, Board of Directors
iFOCOS, The Institute for the Connected Society
Reston, VA
Executive Adviser to the CEO and Leadership
Memjet Inc.
San Diego, CA
Executive Adviser to the CEO and Leadership
Silicon Image
Sunnyvale, CA
Adviser to the CEO and Executive Team
Discovery Communications, Inc.
Silver Spring, MD
Adviser to the Executive Team
Ericsson, Inc.
Stockholm, Sweden
Research Triangle Park, NC
Adviser to the Executive Team
IBM Corporation
Lotus Software Division
Cambridge, MA
Adviser to the CEO and Executive Team
SAS Institute
Cary, NC
Adviser to the President and Executive Team
Travel Channel Media
Chevy Chase, MD
Member, Advisory Board
eMotive Communications, Inc.
Encino, CA
Partner
Quantum Capital
Raleigh, NC
Partner
ideaEDGE Ventures
San Diego CA
Member, Strategic Advisory Board
Commencement Speaker
North Carolina State University
Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering
Raleigh, NC
Board Member
Infowave Software (Toronto Stock Exchange)
Vancouver, Canada
Keynote Speaker
European Venture Capital Association (EVCA)
Barcelona, Spain
Keynote Speaker
General Electric
Executive Education
Crotonville, NY
Senior Fellow
Chairman of the Executive Committee
Executive Advisor to the Director
The Media Center at American Press Institute
Reston, VA
Education
BS, Computer Science, North Carolina State University, 1976