William "Bill" Thomason

About

These driving forces have defined my career and life choices – Social Impact, Community Empowerment, Innovation, Creativity, Finance, Investment, Entrepreneurship and Music. I started my first business with friends while a junior in Electrical Engineering at Michigan State University. We turned a summer of washing windows into a company that developed and sold indoor air mitigation solutions. Before we sold the company, we had among our clientele Ford Motor, Comerica Bank, and General Motors. I relocated to San Francisco in the early 90’s during the convergence of technology, the internet, the "Dotcom" boom, entrepreneurship and venture capital to begin my investment career at Parnassus Investments a socially responsible mutual fund company. I am an investment professional, serial entrepreneur, startup advisor, impact investor and expert in financial literacy. I have managed a mutual fund (small/ mid-cap contrarian); a hedge fund (long/short); and a community development venture capital fund. I have started and exited three startups. I am a published author "Make Money Work for You..." John Wiley in 2006. I am the founder of a financial literacy and investment education non-profit,

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