Bill Oesterle
Co-founder of Angie's List
William S. Oesterle is one of the founders of Angie’s List. He has served as a member of the Board of Managers since the company’s inception in June of 1995, and has been Angie’s List’s Chief Executive Officer since January 1, 1999.
Bill serves on the Board of Directors for CSC, Purdue University, The National Bank of Indianapolis and Young Isaac, Inc. Additionally, Bill founded and serves on the Board of Directors of the Governor Robert Orr Fellowship Program, which provides a two-year fellowship at an Indianapolis-area business to graduates of Indiana colleges and universities or Indiana residents.
Bill graduated from Purdue University in 1987 with an honors degree in economics. That year he was recognized as an Indiana State Governor’s Fellowship finalist and served as Administrative Assistant to Governor Robert Orr of Indiana and took responsibility for international trade and relations. In 1988, Bill was appointed Director of Corporate Affairs for the Hudson Institute, a public policy research institute located in Indianapolis.
In 1992, Bill earned his Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School and was awarded a Horace W. Goldsmith Fellowship. Prior to joining Angie’s List, Bill was a partner with CID Equity Partners, a Midwest-based venture capital firm.
Bill was selected as a “Forty Under 40” honoree by Indianapolis Business Journal in 1999 for his outstanding professional achievements.
In 2004, he managed the successful “Mitch Daniels for Governor” campaign.