BIOGRAPHY

William J. Flatley
Vice President, Managing Director, ForbesAutos.com and ForbesTraveler.com

Bill Flatley was named Managing Director of ForbesAutos.com and ForbesTraveler.com in January 2007. In this position, he is responsible for all P&L and operational issues relating to both of these websites.  Since 2001, Bill served as Forbes.com Vice President and Chief Advertising Officer during which time company revenue grew 700%.  In addition, Bill’s team was recognized for their outstanding achievements by both the Jack Myers Report and Advertiser Perceptions.

Bill joined Forbes in 1989 as the West Coast Manager of the magazine and after relocating to New York to become Advertising Director, was named Vice President of Advertising in 1996.  He was instrumental in the launch of four critical Forbes ventures, leading the sales teams in the creation of: Forbes.com, ForbesAutos.com, the Forbes Conference Group and Forbes Custom Media.  He is an active member of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), and a board member of the Online Publishers Association (OPA). 

Prior to joining Forbes, Bill was at Newsweek magazine, both in its Los Angeles and Chicago offices. 

A graduate of Lewis University in Joliet, Illinois, Bill and his wife reside in Darien, Connecticut.  They have three grown children.