Bill Swedish

WILLIAM SWEDISH, MA/ABS has held various management and consulting positions in a career that spans nearly 40 years. He completed his Masters Degree in Applied Behavioral Science at the Leadership Institute of Seattle at Bastyr University and is now focusing his work on organizational development, coaching and training. He has spent the last 16 years providing these services to leaders. managers, and individual contributors at Microsoft, and to many other clients as well.

Swedish has presented at a number of international conferences for industries such as aviation, container shipping, technology, and apparel on topics related to Information Technology. He has also presented on numerous occasions for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants at their annual CFO Conference on topics ranging from Coaching to Influencing and Negotiating Skills to Soft Skill Development and Appreciative Inquiry. In addition to his graduate degree, he also holds a Certificate in Executive Leadership from Seattle University. He obtained a bachelors degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, with majors in finance and marketing. Born and raised in Milwaukee Wisconsin, he and his wife Carla currently reside just outside of Seattle, Washington.