Bill Treasurer

Bill Treasurer is the Founder and Chief Encourager at a courage-building company that exists to help people and organizations live more courageously. He is the author of Right Risk (Berrett-Koehler, 2003), a book about personal courage that is based on Treasurer’s experiences as both an organizational development professional and as a daredevil athlete. The book is such a success that it has been published in four languages, and currently holds a 4.5 star rating (out of 5) on Amazon.com.

Bill Treasurer is the editor of POSITIVELY M.A.D. (Making a Difference), published in 2004. The book is a compilation of stories from world-renowned experts, aiming to inspire readers to make a difference in their organizations.

Bill’s insights have been featured in over 100 newspapers, including The Washington Post, The NY Daily News, The Chicago Tribune, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Boston Herald, and Investor’s Business Daily. His articles have also appeared in such magazines as Woman’s Day, Business-to Business, Redbook, Fitness, and The Harvard Management Update.

Treasurer is a former member of the U.S. High Diving Team. For seven years he traveled throughout the world performing with a team of high performing athletes. During that time, Bill did over 1,500 high dives from heights that scaled over 100 feet.

Since 1991, Bill Treasurer has conducted over 500 corporate workshops designed to strengthen people’s leadership skills, improve team performance, accelerate innovation, and help executives behave more courageously. He holds an MS degree in Administrative Science from the University of Wisconsin, and his 4.0 average resulted in his being a member of the National Deans List. He attended West Virginia University on a full athletic scholarship for springboard diving.