William Peace

William was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended William Penn Charter School and Phillips Exeter Academy. He graduated from Yale University with a degree in Physics, having minored in English and Creative Writing. He served four years in the U. S. Navy, the last two as Chief Engineer of a destroyer.

Upon completion of his military service, William joined the Power Systems business of Westinghouse Electric Corporation where he progressed through a series of roles culminating in Vice President and General Manager, Synthetic Fuels Division. He then moved to Carrier (air conditioning) Corporation where he was responsible for Carrier’s Europe, Africa and Middle East operations. From Carrier, William transitioned into management consulting, and he had his own successful practice. Currently retired, in addition to his writing, he is a pro bono resource to London charities.

He has written seven published novels: one romance, three thrillers and three spiritual/religious. The latter genre is now his genre of choice. William devotes essentially all of his time (apart from pro bono consulting for London charities) to literary fiction. He particularly enjoys writing about characters in an ethical/moral dilemma.

His blog http://williampeaceblog.com/ has been running for over four years. He has travelled extensively.

William is married to Anna Venturi, an Italian who has had a successful career as an executive chef. They live in London, and have a summer villa on the north coast of Sicily. William has three children, two step-daughters, seven grandchildren and five step-grandchildren.