William P. Foley, II is Chairman of the Board, Fidelity National Financial Inc. (NYSE: FNF) and Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors for Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (NYSE: FIS).
FNF, a Fortune 500 provider of title insurance, specialty insurance and claims management services, was selected in 2004 by Forbes as one of the “26 Best Managed Companies in the U.S.” and has repeatedly been named to Fortune’s list of America’s Most Admired Companies, Forbes’ list of America’s Best Big Companies and selected for Barron’s list of Best Companies for Investors.
FIS, listed on the S&P 500 index, is a global provider of core processing for financial institutions; card issuer and transaction processing services; mortgage loan processing, as well as mortgage-related information products and outsourcing services for financial institutions, retailers, mortgage lenders and real estate professionals. FIS has processing and technology relationships with 35 of the top 50 global banks, including nine of the top ten. FIS now processes nearly 50 percent of all U.S. residential mortgages and serves more than 9,000 financial institutions in over 80 countries worldwide.
After receiving his B.S. degree in Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point, Bill served in the U.S. Air Force, where he attained the rank of Captain. He received an M.B.A. degree from Seattle University and earned his J.D. degree in 1974 from The University of Washington School of Law. From 1974 to 1984, Bill practiced law in Phoenix, Arizona, and focused primarily on corporate and real estate law. Following his legal tenure, Bill became affiliated with FNF. Through strategic acquisitions, Bill helped FNF become one of the largest title insurance companies in the nation, as well as diversify into information services through the 2003 acquisition of ALLTEL Information Services, now FIS.
Bill generously devotes time to many educational and community organizations. He serves as an advisory board member for The University of Washington School of Law, The Hutton Foundation, the Florida Forum Advisory Board for Wolfson Children’s Hospital Women’s Board, and the Mayo Clinic Leadership Council. Bill also serves Chapman University School of Law both as a member of the Dean’s Council and as an Endowed Chair of the William Foley Chair in Corporate Law & Taxation. In 1997, he was chosen as Orange County, California’s Business Person of The Year, honored with the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation’s Semper Fidelis award and inducted into the Florida Council of Economic Education’s First Coast Business Hall of Fame in 2006.
Bill and his wife, Carol, are active philanthropists for many causes, especially those in support of children’s education. Bill also serves as a Trustee on the Boards of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce and the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens. His additional professional directorships include Winter Sports, Inc., SCRIPPS Florida Funding Corporation, Remy International, Inc. and Ceridian Corporation.
Despite his numerous professional and philanthropic commitments, Bill is an accomplished golfer, who was ranked in 2004 by Golf Digest as one of top five executive golfers in the world. Bill also enjoys his time as a vintner and is the founder and managing partner of Foley Wine Group, headquartered in Los Olivos, California.