{"id":3535,"date":"2024-09-27T13:06:16","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T13:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expo.tedco.md\/?p=3535"},"modified":"2024-09-27T13:06:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T13:06:16","slug":"bill-collier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expo.tedco.md\/2024\/bill-collier\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Collier"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"usp-images-wrap\"><span class=\"usp-image-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/expo.tedco.md\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-09-26_66f5abf09ecd9_1714402889012.jpeg\" class=\"lightbox\" rel=\"lightbox\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"usp-attach-id-3536\" class=\"usp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/expo.tedco.md\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-09-26_66f5abf09ecd9_1714402889012-150x150.jpeg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><p>Mr. Collier is currently a Principal with Noblis Ventures where he spearheads the fund\u2019s sourcing efforts and is part of the investment team supporting diligence and portfolio impact. Prior to joining Noblis Ventures, Bill was the Senior Director of Investment Business Development at TEDCO, where he focused on sourcing opportunities for the Venture and Seed Funds (pre seed-series A). His unique business development background includes all areas of the customer lifecycle, from inside sales to marketing, account management, customer success, and partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>As a lifelong resident of the Washington, D.C. metro area, Mr. Collier is passionate about bringing the region\u2019s innovative concepts to market and growing the local VC ecosystem. In addition to his day job at Noblis Ventures, he is a board member with one of the nation&#8217;s largest VC networking groups, VC in DC. Prior to joining TEDCO, Bill worked at GE Digital in the Accelerated Leadership Program (XLP), GE\u2019s premiere leadership development and training program. In his most recent role, he helped build the processes and technology stack for the global customer success organization. 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