William J. Davis (Bill)

Chief Financial Officer

Bill is responsible for all financial operations of Allscripts. Since joining the company in 2002, he has overseen revenue growth from nearly $80 million to approximately $1.4 billion today, with profits increasing at a compounded annual growth rate in excess of 25%. 

Bill has helped lead several strategic transactions including Allscripts $300 million acquisition of A4 Health Systems in 2006, its $90 million acquisition of Extended Care Information Networks in 2007, Allscripts $1.0 billion merger with Misys Healthcare in 2008 and the company's recently completed $1.3 billion merger with Eclipsys Corporation involving a $1.0 billion recapitalization of the business to reduce Allscripts majority shareholder ownership interest from approximately 55% to 0%.

Prior to joining Allscripts, Bill was Chief Financial Officer of Lante Corporation, a Chicago-based technology consulting firm, where he helped lead the company's Initial Public Offering in February 2000 and its subsequent sale in September 2002.

From 1991 through 1999, Bill was in the Technology Group of PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP. Two of those years were spent in PwC's National Technical Group in New York, NY focused on emerging technical issues, including software revenue recognition. In 1999, Bill was selected by PwC as one of its candidate's for the Securities and Exchange Commission's Professional Accounting Fellowship Program.

Bill earned his Bachelors degree in Accounting from The University of Cincinnati and his Masters of Business Administration from Northwestern University. He also is a Certified Public Accountant.

Bill serves on the boards of Systems Excellence Corporation (SXCI) and the Jack & Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation.

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