William J. Conaty is an American businessman.
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Biography

Early life

He was born in Binghamton, New York. He graduated from Bryant College in

Smithfield, Rhode Island Smithfield is a town that is located in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. It includes the historic villages of Esmond, Georgiaville, Mountaindale, Hanton City, Stillwater and Greenville. The population was 22,118 at the 2020 cens ...

, class of '67.

Career

He joined

General Electric General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston. The company operated in sectors including healthcare, aviation, power, renewable en ...

in 1976. From 1993 to 2007, he served as its main

human resources Human resources (HR) is the set of people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, industry, or economy. A narrower concept is human capital, the knowledge and skills which the individuals command. Similar terms include ...

officer. He chaired the National Academy of Human Resources and the Human Resource Policy Association. In 2007, he founded Conaty Consulting. His clients include

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Clayton, Dubilier & Rice is an American private equity company. It is one of the oldest private equity investment firms in the world. Founded in 1978, CD&R has managed the investment of more than $30 billion in approximately 90 businesses, repre ...

Procter & Gamble The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is an American multinational consumer goods corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, founded in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble. It specializes in a wide range of personal health/consumer he ...

, Dell and

Boeing The Boeing Company () is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, telecommunications equipment, and missiles worldwide. The company also provides leasing and p ...

. He sits on the board of directors of the

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is an American multinational tire manufacturing company founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling and based in Akron, Ohio. Goodyear manufactures tires for automobiles, commercial trucks, light trucks, motorcycles, S ...

. He served on the board of trustees of the

Sacred Heart University Sacred Heart University (SHU) is a private, Catholic university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded in 1963 by the Most Reverend Walter W. Curtis, Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Sacred Heart was the first Catholic uni ...

in Fairfield, Connecticut, and currently sits on the board of his alma mater, Bryant University, where the baseball and softball complex was renamed Conaty Park in 2012. He sits on the advisory board of the Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies at

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...

. He also sits and the board of trustees of the Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center.

Bibliography

*''The Talent Masters: Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers'' (with Ram Charan, 2010)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Conaty, William J. Living people People from Binghamton, New York Bryant University alumni General Electric people American businesspeople Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company people Year of birth missing (living people)