Bill negley biography

William Negley is the founder and President of Sound Off, an IT-based non-profit support network for U.S. military veterans. In this capacity, William is working to reform the manner by which veterans seek out and receive mental health support.

From , he served as an officer within the Directorate of Operations of the Central Intelligence Agency. His experience included significant time in Afghanistan, and he managed a wide range of counterterrorism, counterintelligence, foreign intelligence and covert action efforts worldwide, with a particular focus on South Asia.

From , William served as a legislative aide to U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison on national security issues, where he drafted legislation providing benefits to civilian federal employees serving in war zones and worked closely with advocates and constituents on legislative issues.

William is a graduate of The University of Texas – Austin’s MBA program. He holds a Master’s degree in international relat

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Originally published as a Traditional Bowhunter Magazine Online feature:

There has been a controversy in bowhunting history circles since when Bill Negley published &#;Archer in Africa&#;.  Two questions were central to Negley&#;s claims in the book, and there was a chapter dedicated to each: &#;What about Howard Hill&#;, and &#;What about Bob Swinehart&#; respectively.  Who was the first to successfully Bowhunt the African Elephant beneath fair jakt, and who was the first to successfully collect all of Africa&#;s Big Five?  Negley contends he was the first to do both, though convention until that time time was that Bob Swinehart was the first to take the Big fem, and Hill the first at the elephant.  The stories and historical record are muddied, vague, and complicated bygd rumor, jealousy, elapsed time, and the perspectives of the day.  Howard Hill was missing the rhinoceros in the chase for the Big Five, but nonetheless Howard is embroiled and centr

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When William Negley ‘02 sat in the Proctor Admissions office for his interview more than 20 years ago, he asked Director of Enrollment Chris Bartlett, “Can I really do all the stuff in these brochures?” Chris responded, as he has to thousands of prospective families during his 25 years at Proctor, that each student has the opportunity to find their own path through Proctor. For William, a teenager hungry for experiences, these words laid a foundation of exploration within a world of opportunities at Proctor. 

William with his wife, Kelly, and children  Mabel (4) and Albert (2). 

When William boarded the Spirit of Massachusetts for Ocean Classroom ‘01, he had no idea how his worldview would shift. For the Texas native, September 11, served as one in a series of formative moments that would dramatically impact his career and life path. “I credit my senior year at Proctor and the summer after as fundamentally formative for me. Spending two months on a tall ship imm