Dan Williams

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Partner / Principal - Business Consulting at Ernst & Young

Canyon Lake, Texas, United States

Overview

Dan Williams is a retired Principal from EYs Business Consulting practice with over 30 years of experience in business transformation. His expertise lies in process automation, finance transformation, and risk management, backed by an MBA from Texas Tech University. Colleagues describe him as pragmatic, strategic, and an inspiring leader.

Outside of his professional life, Dan is deeply committed to community service. He actively volunteers with organizations like Keeping Austin Beautiful and the United Way, participating in community improvement and environmental stewardship events in the Austin and Houston areas. He also publicly honors his familys military service.

Unique fact: Dans father is an 85-year-old retired Brigadier General in the U. S. military.

Personality Overview

Self-Assured

Persuader

Trusting

They like to keep things under control.  They do not mind taking risks and can make hard decisions, if necessary. They are more likely to be open to unproven but exciting technologies.

Topics They Care About

Finance Transformation
A core area of his 30+ year consulting career, focused on delivering finance and accounting performance improvements for clients.
Community Service
Demonstrates a strong passion for volunteering through his active involvement with Keeping Austin Beautiful, the United Way, and EY's community initiatives.
Process Automation
His professional introduction highlights extensive experience helping clients improve performance by automating their business processes.

Media Appearances

Dan has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2008 - 6-2025
Partner / Principal - Business Consulting at Ernst & Young
2-2000 - 3-2008
Managing Director at KPMG Peat Marwick / KPMG Consulting / BearingPoint
1-1992 - 2-2000
Manager at Ernst & Young
7-1987 - 8-1990
Financial Analyst at American Airline - AMR Services

Education

1990 - 1991
MBA from Texas Tech University - Rawls College of Business
8-1983 - 5-1987
BBA from Abilene Christian University

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Insights For Selling To Dan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use words like ‘partner’, ‘together’, ‘impact’ etc.
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing how others made similar decisions
  • Appeal to their sense of self-worth and how they will impact their organization

DONT's

  • Don’t rely too much on what they promise, make your own deductions
  • Don’t be excessively objective, focus on building a story first
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions, but take a friendly and warm approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dan is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dan

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dan move?

  • They can reach decisions quickly if they develop trust and confidence in the product.
  • Can Dan take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Dan

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