Primary Job Title VP & Global Practice Lead Primary Organization 
KellyOCG
Location New York, New York, United States Regions Greater New York Area, East Coast, Northeastern US Gender Male
Bill Ayers is vice president and global practice lead of The Ayers Group, a New York-based career management firm and part of the Kelly Outsourcing and Consulting Group and also serves on the Board of Directors of Career Partners International. Mr. Ayers founded The Ayers Group in 1975.
When Kelly acquired the firm in 2006, Ayers was enlisted
to continue to lead The Ayers Group as part of KellyOCG. A nationally recognized expert in career management, Ayers oversees the firm’s development of innovative strategies to help clients in a wide range of industries lead and manage organizational change. Ayers is a Fellow of the International Association of Outplacement Professionals, recipient of the prestigious Ellis Island Award for community service, and a member of the board of trustees of Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn.
He has served on the board of directors of the Boy Scouts Council New York Chapter and was a member of the New York City Partnership and Chamber of Commerce. He is a frequent contributor to journals and newspapers and a noted speaker on career management in the 21st century. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Quinnipiac University.
