Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.--Ralph Waldo Emerson

In the early 90's, after graduating summa cum laude from Temple University, William shifted his career focus from music to computers and attended Columbia University's Center for Computer Technology and Applications, going on to found National Information Management Inc. of New York City. There he served as President for five years before narrowly escaping the September 11th tragedy. Starting in 2003 , he took over as Executive Vice President of Loyer TCG where he led the company's IT Governance practice. In early 2005, while continuing his strategic partnership with LoyerTCG, William founded an independent consulting practice that bears his name. His ideas, articles, and research on business intelligence has been used by academic institutions worldwide.

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A recognized specialist in strategic IT planning, governance, and business intelligence, he has successfully designed and managed the implementation of numerous projects for both Fortune 500 companies and smaller enterprises. The creator of several industry recognized white papers and BI research/concepts, Mr. Laurent continues to be in demand as a corporate governance consultant, data architect, and lecturer. He possesses a strong commitment to building systems and policies that work as well as ensuring that clients are properly equipped to realize the highest return on their technology and information investments.

His international business experience and exposure has been truly diverse: He has been featured on the cover of Japanese business magazine US Front-Line News, been a featured speaker at large conferences in the U.S and Asia, taught at Baruch University and Columbia University, and has written numerous cover and feature articles for Data Management Review (the leading journal of data warehousing) and Database Trends and Applications and other industry leading magazines. He currently serves as a Contributing Editor for Dashboard Insight Magazine. William has conducted research in South Korea, Japan, and the former Soviet Union , and assisted in yearly political research published by the Philadelphia Daily News.

Mr. Laurent has been a fervent supporter of charitable organizations including the Citizen's Exchange Council, Amnesty International, The Sierra Club (Lifetime Member), The Asia Society, and most importantly, the Japan Society where he has been a Patron since 1999. Composing original music, piano, cooking, and creative writing continue to be his hobbies. For many years,he has studied Zen meditation with renowned and revered teachers; in late 2006, his Zen inspired book "Everyday Mindfullness" was self-published with Lulu Publishing.

Clients and Projects

Recent Projects

Edison Schools

Anderson International KK (Japan)

Food Scope USA

Fujitsu

Genentech

Goldman Sachs

Morgan Stanley

Moody's Investor Services

Projects with National Information Management and LoyerTCG

Arch Insurance

Arch Capital Group

HypoVereinsBank

American International Group –AIG

American International Credit – AIC

American International Underwriters - AIU

American Express

Calle Verde Inc.

Computer Associates

Union Bank of Switzerland - UBS

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce – CIBC

City of New York

Columbia University

Eighth Nerve Inc.

Hours.com

Kodansha Publishing

Minos

Precise Solution

Smart Systems Inc.

Swiss Bank