Bill Pearce is currently President and CEO of Pearce & Pearce Co., Inc., a real estate management and investment firm. Prior to moving to Buffalo in 1999, was Senior Vice President and practice manager at Stern Stewart & Co., a corporate finance advisory firm based in New York City. Actively involved in the Western New York Community, Mr. Pearce includes to his credit board service for Medaille College (Chairman, Advancement Committee; Executive Committee); Buffalo Seminary; Kaleida Health Foundation (Chairman); U.B. School of Social Work – Dean’s Advisory Committee; Forest Lawn Capital Campaign task force; and the Buffalo Zoological Gardens capital campaign steering committee. As a newly elected member to the Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fontana Boathouse Board of Directors (2011), Mr. Pearce brings his experience and talents in fundraising to the organization where he currently serves as Chairman of the Development Committee. A graduate of Lawrence University with a BA in government, Bill lives in Buffalo with wife Lee and daughters Zoe (14) and Vivien (11), who have just started discovering the joy of rowing at West Side Rowing Club.