William A. Holodnak is Founder and President of J. Robert Scott. In addition to managing the firm since its inception in 1986, Bill conducts senior level search assignments across a range of industries including For-Profit Education, Biotechnology, Medical Devices, Financial Services, and Technology. His practice emphasizes assignments for Chief Executive Officers and Members of the Board of Directors.
Prior to joining J. Robert Scott, Bill was a Vice President of a retainer-based executive search firm which serviced the Venture Capital and High Technology industries on a national basis. Previously, he was a member of the professional audit staff of PricewaterhouseCoopers' Boston office and holds a CPA certificate in Massachusetts. Before joining PWC, Bill successfully managed the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Bill holds an MBA from Boston University as well as a graduate degree in Medieval History from The Johns Hopkins University. He has taught courses in History and Film Criticism at both Johns Hopkins and Boston University respectively. He has spoken at Harvard Business School, Northeastern University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Babson College and Boston University on organizational development, succession planning and career management. Bill is a Trustee of the Berklee College of Music and Chairs the Membership Committee and serves as an Advisor to the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology.l |