Bill Shipley

Bill Shipley is an energetic, pragmatic management consultant with a unique blend of business acumen and technical savvy. He has a proven track record of working with clients in architecting and implementing strategies and operational changes that drive smart growth and earnings improvement. Bill’s industry focus is financial services and high tech/telecommunications where he has worked with firms ranging from the Fortune 100 to start-ups.

Bill’s areas of emphasis include effectively translating business strategies into market development plans and product roadmaps that deliver strong customer value propositions and achieve a client’s strategic and financial goals. His specialties and passions include strategic planning, financial analysis and business case development, customer segmentation and market analysis, multi-channel delivery systems, payments systems, online/mobile financial services, and electronic/mobile commerce.

Prior to joining Market Strategy Group, Bill was the Payments Consulting Practice Lead at FIS and has worked in the consulting practices of McKinsey & Company and Accenture. He has a distinctive financial services industry background having worked as a commercial banker at JP Morgan Chase, on the US Senate Banking Committee, and at the Chicago Federal Reserve. Bill also possesses an entrepreneur spirit and drive that resulted in the C&C Network, Inc. a capital markets consulting firm; and, Air2Access, LLC, a venture funded start-up focused on setting up WiFi Hotspots in marinas.

Bill pursued his undergraduate degree in Economics at the University of Michigan, received his MBA in Finance (with Distinction) from New York University (Stern), and has a MS in IT from Northwestern University.

Bill can be reached via phone at 312-674-6994 or email: Bill.Shipley@mkt-strat.com