All of our financial recruiting professionals have had extensive experience in the industry prior to joining Willis Consulting, and thus have the ability to understand your needs and perform at the highest level.
That formula has spelled success for us since our inception.

William P. Willis, President

Bill Willis is the President and CEO of Willis Consulting, Inc. Mr. Willis founded the company in 2000 after 25 successful years in the securities industry. Prior to founding Willis Consulting, Mr. Willis served 5 years with Merrill Lynch as a Vice President, Resident Manager in Los Angeles. Before Merrill Lynch, Mr. Willis managed the Los Angeles complex for Sutro and Company. Mr. Willis has also managed offices for Prudential Securities in Albuquerque, Tucson, and San Antonio. Bill lives in Palos Verdes, CA with his wife and their two sons.

Patrick M. Kelly, Managing Director

Patrick Kelly is the Managing Director of Willis Consulting, Inc. Mr. Kelly joined Willis Consulting in May of 2002 as a researcher. In September of 2002, Mr. Kelly was appointed Managing Director, Research. In September of 2003, Mr. Kelly was appointed Managing Director of Willis Consulting, Inc. Mr. Kelly has over 9 years of experience in the securities industry and has served as a Vice President, Investments for Roth Capital Partners in Newport Beach, CA. Prior to Roth Capital Partners; Mr. Kelly served as an Institutional Salesman for The Seidler Companies in Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Kelly spent 2 years in the United States Army prior to joining the securities industry. Patrick currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona with his wife and three children.

Mitch Melbon, Regional Director

Mitch Melbon is a regional director with Willis Consulting. Mitch brings 15 years of financial sales experience to the firm. He spent 6 years with Roth Capital Partners in Newport Beach, CA as a financial consultant. Most recently, Mitch spent 6 years in capital equipment financing with CalFirst in Irvine, CA. Mitch is single and lives with his son Noah in Orange County, CA.

David Garr, Regional Director

David Garr is a regional director at Willis Consulting. Mr. Garr brings 18 years of financial services experience to the firm. He began his career in 1989 with HSBC where he spent 16 years progressing through various sales and executive leadership roles throughout the U.S. In 2006, he joined AHL where he served as Regional Vice President, overseeing branch office operations in the western states. Dave currently resides in Scottsdale Arizona with his wife and four sons.

Antony Pitt – Regional Director

Antony Pitt joined Willis Consulting in 2008 from Alexander Lort Associates in London. Born and raised in the UK, he began his career in the City of London as a Financial Advisor before moving into Executive Search in 1994.

His work in the UK Financial Services recruitment market spanned 15 years, where he mainly worked as a Headhunter working on assignments for Banks, Investment Management Groups and Insurance Companies. All of these assignments were in the sales and distribution sectors and included several successful searches for UK Sales Directors, UK Distribution Directors and assisted US firms launching in the UK such as MetLife, AIG and The Hartford Life.

Antony is single and lives in Redondo Beach, California.

Brian Nolan, Regional Director

Brian Nolan is a regional director with Willis Consulting.  Brian brings 12 years of financial sales experience to the firm.  He spent 11 years with Chase Investments as a senior financial advisor in Cleveland, OH and Scottsdale, AZ.   Brian currently resides in Scottsdale, AZ.

Robert Stanton, Regional Director

Robert Stanton is a Regional Director with Willis Consulting who brings over 11 years of experience in the financial industry. Robert started his career with Shearson Lehman in downtown Los Angeles, then followed Bill Willis to Sutro & Co. Two years later he was instrumental in opening the Sutro Scottsdale AZ branch. In 2000, Robert was named Western Regional Recruiter for Paine Webber. Robert lives in North Scottsdale with his wife and two daughters.

William Hill III, Regional Director

William Hill is a regional director with Willis Consulting, Inc. Will started working for Willis Consulting in 2009 and brings to the firm over 15 years of sales experience in real estate and the financial services industry. He graduated from University of California Irvine with a B.S. Double Major in Economics and Political Science. Will is single and currently resides in Palos Verdes Estates, CA.

Doug Carlson, Regional Director

Doug Carlson brings over 30 years of financial services experience to the firm. He graduated from UCLA with a BS in Biochemistry. Doug resides in Palos Verdes Estates, CA with his wife Lori. They have two daughters, both attending college.

Babette Kelly, Candidate Sourcing Coordinator

Babette Kelly serves as the Candidate Sourcing Coordinator for Willis-Consulting. She brings fifteen years of Human Resource Management skills to the firm. Her career began as an educator and counselor and progressed to the management level at Coast Community College District where she served as the software implementation coordinator for the District Human Resources and as Manager of Employee Services and Records. Babette currently resides in Newport Beach, California.