Elevating People.
Transforming Organizations.

Most organizations don't fail because of bad strategy or wrong technology. They fail because of human friction.

I advise CEOs, Boards, and CHROs on aligning leadership, accelerating people, and designing cultures that perform — in periods of rapid growth, transformation, and intelligent automation.

CEO Strategic Advisory
CHRO Advisory & Mentoring
Fractional Chief People Officer
Culture by Design







Trusted by global leaders

Preparing leaders and organizations to adapt and thrive in the age of accelerated change.

Advisory & Consulting

Helping CEOs align leadership, culture, and execution as companies scale. Trusted guidance for CHROs navigating complex organizational challenges.

Fractional CPO

Senior people and culture leadership for scaling organizations.

Thought leadership

Pioneering insights on culture design, measurement and molding , human/advanced intelligence coexistence, elevating people, teams and leaders.

The challenge facing CEO's and CHRO's today

You're a values-driven leader navigating unprecedented transformation.

Advanced intelligence is reshaping every aspect of business while you're determined to drive business success while preserving humanity and authentic connection. There is intense fear in the workplace. Your teams span continents and time zones. Your board expects measurable ROI on every people and culture investment.

The question isn't whether advanced intelligence will transform work—it's whether your People & Culture function and organizational culture are as unique as your DNA and drive massive competitive advantage.

Proven results that matter

Visa market cap growth
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Chief People Officer and organizational integration at Visa Europe during its $24B acquisition, contributing to Visa Inc.’s market cap expansion from $180B to $460B in four years.

Burt's Bees acquisition
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Integration of the Clorox Company acquisition of Burt’s Bees expanding Clorox strategy to get into the fast growing personal care market.

Poshmark HR growth
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Built out entire People and internal Communications organization in 10 months post IPO to right-size the function to align with the rest of the company.

OURO cost reduction + rev growth
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Through culture transformation at OURO we led culture transformation and workforce restructuring that cut payroll by 20%, grew revenue 11%, and sustained EBITDA.

Your alignment architect

Will doesn’t consult from the sidelines, he and his team walk with leaders for true transformation

William Ingham, former Chief People Officer at global enterprises and high-growth startups, now helps organizations build People and Culture functions, cultures of competitive advantage and adaptable leaders with humanity in the age of accelerated change.

"William empowers people to thrive. He trusted me to lead major integrations and global buildouts, always elevating rather than micromanaging. Working for him has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career."
Sheetal Balani
VP, People M&A Vistra (formerly Visa & OURO)
“William was instrumental in integrating Visa Europe with Visa Inc. He built the People and Culture function from scratch, rebuilt leadership teams, and guided employees through massive change with clarity and impact.”
Pier Cullazo
Global Chief Data and AI Officer at Macquarie
“At OURO, William built our People and Culture function from the ground up and scaled it at extraordinary speed. He was a true partner to the leadership team, balancing tough cost decisions with culture transformation that positioned us for growth."
Derek Lothringer
COO of OURO
“William and I worked shoulder-to-shoulder through multiple challenging org transformations at Gap Inc. His mix of intellect, emotional intelligence, strategic intuition, and can-do spirit earned deep trust and respect from me and the team—and has clearly fueled his success across organizations."
Eric Severson
Former Chief People Officer Neiman Marcus Group & DaVita Inc.
“I’ve known William for more than 15 years and deeply respect his ability to combine strategic foresight with genuine care for people and organizations. He is one of the most future-focused and values-driven leaders shaping the next era of work."
Eva-Sage Gavin
Former Senior Managing Director, Accenture and EVP HR & Corporate Affairs, Gap Inc.
"I’ve had the privilege of working with William at multiple stages of my career — including during Visa Europe’s transformation and integration with Visa Inc. William built the People and Culture function from the ground up, strengthened leadership across the region, and guided our teams through extraordinary complexity with clarity and care."
Jasmine Smith
Chief People Officer, Visa Europe

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