Following more than thirty years of success in the business world and ultimately serving as chairman and CEO of an NYSE company, William J. White has spent the past 15 years teaching and advising students on their careers in his role as a professor at Northwestern University. White's research focuses on what makes a successful transition to a new position: the onboarding process.A popular speaker and the author of From Day One, a career guide targeted to young graduates, White has been recognized as an outstanding teacher at Northwestern and at its McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. In addition to serving on the boards of numerous public companies, White has been a director of multiple private and nonprofit organizations. White is an Industrial Engineering graduate of Northwestern and received his MBA from Harvard University.http://www.williamjwhite.com/