William D. Rowe II
Vice Chairman
As vice chairman, Bill is the former managing director of the Dallas practice of Foster Partners, a global retained executive search firm. Bill has conducted assignments for a broad range of industries, including technology, energy, retail, consumer products, food manufacturing and foodservice, professional services, communications, entertainment, not-for-profit, financial services, and both light and industrial manufacturing.
Previously, Bill gained broad retained search experience at a global level while working for Paul Ray Berndtson as a research analyst.
Early in his career, he provided market research and competitive analysis information to determine market vibrancy for de novo bank formations for a banking services company in Atlanta.
Bill has served on the board of directors of the Dallas chapter of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization. He is an advisory board member for Risesmart Corp., alumni chair and a member of the board of directors for the SMU Club Lacrosse Program, and a life member of the Dallas Safari Club. He authored a chapter titled, "A Force of Integrity within the Corporate World", in the recent book, Best Practices for Executive Search Firms: Leading Executives on Developing Benchmarks, Evaluating Potential candidates, and Helping Clients Succeed (Aspatore Books, 2007).
Bill earned a bachelor's degree in history from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. |

William D. Rowe II
Vice Chairman
browe@pearsonpartnersintl.com
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