Bill Douglass founded Gotham Communications in 2009, drawing on his background in corporate and financial communications, media relations, investor relations, and message development. Gotham advises private and public companies across the U.S., Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, with a particular focus on biotechnology, life sciences and growth-stage technology companies.

He currently serves on the Brain Targeting Program (BTP) Advisory Board at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University.

From 2022 to 2023, Bill served on the management team at Hevolution Foundation, an international life sciences fund and grant-making organization, reporting to the CEO and serving on the Executive Committee.

Bill has also served as a Managing Director at Spark PR; Senior Media Strategist with M&C Saatchi Public Relations; and as Advisor, US Market for Burlington PR and Optimum Communications, both in London.

He has spoken at a variety of conferences, including Reuters’ HedgeWorld, IMN’s Alpha Hedge West, and the Horasis Global Meeting. He has been sourced by the BBC as an expert on technology trends and has been quoted on communications strategy and related topics in The New York Times and elsewhere.

Bill won a worldwide futurist writing competition from The Economist and Royal Dutch/Shell, “The World in 2050.” His entry was selected from more than 3,000 submissions from 75 countries, earning the $20,000 First Prize.

He is a Registered Representative of Stonehaven, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC and operates Gotham Private Capital, an advisory firm.

Bill was a founding member of the Town of Weston, Connecticut Strategic Planning Committee and founding Chair of the town’s Communications & Marketing Subcommittee. He lives there with his wife, who is a practicing physician, and their two children. His work is informed by professional experience across six continents.