Bill Spratley
A native of Wooster, Ohio, Bill has led GEO since 2001 and is based in Columbus. Bill lends a wealth of experience and knowledge in the utility and energy sector, having served as Ohio's first Consumer's Counsel and as a national utility consultant. His vast national and statewide network of contacts, including the US Department of Energy, Ohio Dept. of Development, national foundations and Chairing SOLAR 2007 - the 36th National Solar Conference continue to gain new credibility and visibility for GEO. An attorney since 1973, Bill was President of William A. Spratley & Associates Inc., a consulting firm with public interest clients starting in1993. He headed the PhotoVoltaics4You National Consumer Project to assist state utility consumer advocates in understanding solar electric issues. As the State of Ohio's first Consumers' Counsel, 1977-1993, Bill was founding President of the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA). He served on U.S. Department of Energy advisory boards under Presidents Carter, Bush and Clinton. A College of Wooster graduate, Bill's J.D. is from Ohio State University's College of Law.
