William G. "Bill" Ouchi (born 1943) is an American professor and author in the field of business management.
Theory Z: How American Management Can Meet the Japanese Challenge and was a New York Times best-seller for over five months.
His second book, The M Form Society: How American Teamwork Can Recapture the Competitive Edge, examined various techniques implementing that approach.
He previously served on the boards of Williams College, KCET Public Television, The California Community Foundation, Leadership Education for Asian-Pacifics, the Consumer Advisory Committee of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and of the Harvard-Westlake School.
In the business community, he serves on the boards of directors of The Hilton Foundation,[3] AECOM, FirstFed Financial, Sempra Energy, and Water-Pik Technologies.