William is the producer of “Better Angels” and executive producer of “Gerrymandering”.

„Better Angels“ is a documentary directed and narrated by two-time Academy Award winner Malcolm Clarke. It critically examines the present and future state of US-China relations through a series of interviews with thought leaders, former secretaries of state, and everyday people , the “accidental ambassadors of the US-China relationship”, with the goal of shattering myths and highlighting the true potential of the US-China relationship. The film took 5 years, 800+ hours of filming and interviews with almost 300 people. It received the Grand Jury Prize at the 2019 BEIJING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL and screened at select theaters in the United States as part of the Academy Awards qualification. “Gerrymandering”, a documentary on the widely abused system of drawing election districts to fix elections, was directed by Academy Award winner Jeff Reichert, and premiered at the TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL. In 2010, it was sent to 600k households in California, ultimately effecting a change in legislation.

Both “Better Angels” and “Gerrymandering” were direct results of William’s political work. A candidate for the California State Assembly at age 24, William took a leading role in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s redistricting reform campaign and spearheaded the “Californians for Fair Redistricting” at 44, which ultimately culminated in “Gerrymandering”. Another decade later, after over a hundred trips to China, William began work on ”Better Angels”. He felt that the US and China had reached an inflection point and wanted to promote a future where the two countries would collaborate to capitalize on their differences.

In addition to entertainment and politics, William has a background in education, business and finance. He is currently Co-Chairman of IKM, an e-learning company which provides web-based knowledge assessments. He previously served as Chairman of ZBB Energy Corporation, a New York stock exchange alternative energy company. He is also the former Chairman and CEO of Vidyah Inc., and TeckChek, companies founded out of “Knowledge Universe”, a joint venture fund of Larry Ellison and Mike Milken. Prior to that, William served as President and CEO of Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates (WEFA), founded by Nobel Laureate Dr. Lawrence Klein, and as Chairman of Trade Inc., controlled by Bain Capital and Sutter Hill.

William was an adjunct professor at UCLA’s Anderson Graduate School of Management and is an honorary professor at Tsinghua University in China. He received his undergraduate degree in Economics and Political Science at Carlton University and completed an MBA in Finance and a Masters in International Economics and Public Finance at Columbia University. William has authored numerous articles published in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times and others.