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Bill LaRosa

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Member of the Board of Advisors at Thrive360
📍 Austin, Texas, United States

Bill LaRosa is a Vistage Master Chair and CEO coach with extensive experience leading global business development for Fortune 100 companies like IBM and GE. People who have worked with him describe him as an "exceptional facilitator" and an "incredible strategist. " He holds an MBA from Pace Universitys Lubin School of Business.

Fueled by a passion for global business, Bill has lived and worked in over 24 countries. This international experience provides him with a unique cultural and business perspective. He enjoys reading to continuously learn, believing that if you dont make time to "sharpen your ax, " it will become dull.

Unique fact: Growing up in Brooklyn, he describes his childhood as a cross between "West Side Story, the Goodfellas, and Happy Days. "

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Experience
55 Years
Current Role
Member of the Board of Advisors
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Austin, Texas, United States
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CEO Coaching
As a Vistage Master Chair, he convenes, facilitates, and coaches groups of CEOs, business owners, and senior executives to help them achieve better results.
Board Leadership
He has served on public and private boards, including Vitesse Semiconductor, and authored an article on the importance of sales experience for board members.
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Career

Work history

1-2022
Member of the Board of Advisors
Thrive360
5-2010
Master Chair
Vistage Worldwide, Inc.
2010 - 3-2013
Member Board of Directors
Vitesse Semiconductor
6-2009
President and CEO
GWL & Associates LLC
8-2008 - 12-2009
CSO/CMO (interim) - Chief Sales and Marketing
Global Foundries
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Education
1978 - 1979
MBA
Pace University - Lubin School of Business
1963 - 1967
BSEE
Manhattan University
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