BIOGRAPHIES

William Keller, Barish Fund COO

Bill Keller is a highly experienced business executive with more than 20 years of experience as an executive in both high-tech and traditional manufacturing.   Mr. Keller has held the positions of COO, Senior VP, General Manager, and Plant Manager in both private and public companies ranging in revenues from $25M to $600M. 

Prior to joining The Barish Fund, Keller was the lead operating executive at Presstek, Inc a leading manufacturer and marketer of high-tech digital imaging solutions to the graphic arts and laser imaging markets. Previously Mr. Keller spent over 5 years at Brooks Automation, Inc. in both the United States and Europe including, his last position, Senior Vice President of Global Operations, where he developed and structured U.S., European and Asian operations producing over $500 million per year of capital equipment for the semi-conductor equipment industry.  In addition to Senior Vice President of Global Operations, Keller also held the positions of Vice President of Operations, Vice President and Director of European Operations at Brooks Automation and Vice President of Manufacturing Operations at PRI Automation.

Bill has a proven record in planning and implementing a global operations strategy that has led to increased efficiency at lower production costs. Bill has extensive experience with manufacturing operations and supply chain management, as well as a strong international background.
For seven years prior to PRI, Bill was the General Manager and then Business Unit General Manager for the Flow Control Division of Precision Castparts Corp. a $2 billion per year manufacturer of metal components, structural airframe, fluid management, and industrial machine tools.  Previous experience includes three years as  Plant Manager of a 400,000 sq. ft. facility producing industrial gate, globe, and check valves to nuclear, cryogenic, and commercial standards.  Additionally Bill has held Plant Management positions in companies producing products for aerospace industry.

Bill graduated from Boston University with his Masters in Business Administration and did undergraduate work in Business Administration at The Ohio State University and The University of Cincinnati.

Bill Keller can be contacted via email at bkeller@barishfund.com.