Bill Cunningham

Bill Cunningham 

Bill Cunningham is CEO of Diamond Fiber Composites, an advanced materials company, which manufactures nickel and copper coated carbon fiber for aerospace, electronic, biomedical and defense industries. Prior to that Bill worked at AT&T, Data General and Apple Computer in sales and marketing positions before launching his first startup, CollegeView in 1992. He has been involved with 5 startup ventures since 1992. Bill also taught for five years (1995-2000) at Xavier University's Entrepreneurial Studies Department and served as director of the Entrepreneurial Center from 1997-2000. Bill currently teaches as an adjunct professor for the NKU Entrepreneurial Institute. In 1999, Ernst & Young selected Bill as the Entrepreneurial Educator of the Year for the Ohio Valley Region.

Mr. Cunningham received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College.

Bill was president of the Greater Cincinnati Venture Association and serves on the board of Hamilton County Business Center Advisory Board. He also serves on the WPI Alumni Trustee Search Committee.