William McKnight

William McKnight is a highly respected and globally recognized expert in information management. He has provided consulting services to numerous large companies and mid-market businesses, helping them transform their data into valuable assets and achieve significant returns on investment. Several of his clients have publicly shared their success stories.

William is ranked as the top global influencer in big data, data center, and cloud, as well as being ranked seventh in analytics according to Thinkers 360. He also ranks highly in master data management and cloud according to Onalytica in 2022.

As the president of McKnight Consulting Group (MCG), William leads a team that offers clients action plans, architectures, strategies, complete programs, and vendor-neutral tool selection to effectively manage their information. MCG was listed as #1001 on the 2018 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in the US and #743 on the 2017 list.

William is the author of several influential books, including "Integrating Hadoop," "Information Management: Strategies for Gaining a Competitive Advantage with Data," and "90 Days to Success in Consulting."