Professional Position: Retired Executive Vice President
Company: Booz Allen Hamilton
Location: Herndon, VA

Bill Thoet retired in January 2016 as an Executive Vice President with Booz Allen Hamilton, which has been a partner of The ALS Association since 2000. He has over 30 years of experience in the areas of modeling, simulation, wargaming and analysis. He led over 2000 staff focused on applying those disciplines to problems that include Avian Flu Pandemics planning, HIV/AIDS country planning for India and China, testing and developing corporate strategies, testing the resilience of financial institutions, and military planning.

Bill has been a leader in the fight against ALS for years. He served as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees from February 2012 to February 2013 and the Chair from February 2013 to February 2016. His leadership as former Chair of the Research Committee and continuous voice has helped to guide the Association’s research strategies as well as build greater focus on a more integrated approach to the Association’s mission areas.

In addition to his service to The ALS Association, Bill has a long history of volunteer leadership roles with the Aspen Brain Institute, the University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute, and Soceana. He has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a Master of Science in computer science from Stevens Institute of Technology.