Bill Filip directs Baird Venture Partners' activities within the business services sector. Bill's focus areas include financial technology services, information services and outsourced services. Bill is a member of the board of directors of Austin Logistics, Payroll Associates, Salis, Inc., SmartTime Software, and Pinstripe. He is a former board member and current board observer of HireRight and Everdream Corporation. Bill also sits on the industry advisory board for Finance & Accounting Today magazine and in December of 2005, Bill was named by HRO Today magazine as an industry All-Star for his strong investment activity in the sector. Prior to joining Baird Venture Partners in 2000, he was a Vice President in Baird's Investment Banking Group, where he participated in a variety of equity offerings, mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining Baird in 1995, Bill spent five years with LaSalle Partners, where he worked in various investment capacities assisting institutions to invest in the real estate sector |