William G. Krieger, CPA, ABV

William Krieger is a managing director and shareholder with Gleason in Pittsburgh and has nearly 30years of experience in the areas of accounting, finance, financial analysis, business development, business valuation, forensic investigations, mergers and acquisitions and turnaround management. As the leader of the firm’s Litigation, Business Valuation and Financial Reorganization Forensic Accounting practice areas, he provides project management and analysis for a full range of accounting and consult-ing services in the areas of litigation support, business valuation, fraud investigation, forensic analysis and financial reorganization. Mr. Krieger has experience in quantifying financial damages related to breach-of-contract claims, intellectual property infringement, warranty issues, fraudulent conveyances, shareholder disputes, class-action lawsuits and business-interruption claims. He supports counsel in all phases of litigation, including assisting with discovery, depositions and damage claims, and in providing expert-witness testimony in state and federal courts and before regulatory boards and arbitration panels.He also performs intangible-asset and business-valuation services in a variety of industries for regarding estate and gift taxes, purchase or sale agreements, divorce, shareholder disputes, employee stock awards, financial reporting and business reorganizations. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Krieger was a vice president at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), where he was chief financial officer of UPMC Behavioral Health (UPMC’s $500 million behavioral health operating unit) and WesternPsychiatric Institute and Clinic (the largest psychiatric research center in the U.S.). He also served as vice president of the board and treasurer of Mon Yough Community Services (an affiliated Community Mental Health provider), chief financial officer of Askesis Development Group (a software-development company) and vice president of finance of UPMC Community Medicine. Mr. Krieger has experience in evaluating, acquiring and integrating new ventures, developing and improving revenue-cycle processes, and ensuring corporate compliance with laws and regulations pertaining to health care environments. He has facilitated the operational and financial turnaround of hospital, physician and software-development corporations and served as an outside consultant to universities and nonprofits on operational improvement and financial forecasting. Before joining UPMC, Mr. Krieger was a senior audit manager in ArthurAndersen & Co.’s Houston and Pittsburgh offices, serving both public and private clients in the manufacturing, wholesale distribution, retail, financial services, mutual fund and health care industries. In addition to auditing and preparing financial statements, he also performed financial analyses and feasibility studies, assisted companies in bankruptcy and turnaround situations, and facilitated merger and acquisition due diligence investigations. Mr. Krieger received his B.S. in accounting in 1984 from PennsylvaniaState University and his M.B.A. in 1994 from the University of Pittsburgh.