William (Bill) McLaughlin is president of McLaughlin & Morgan, Inc., a business development company that assists American firms entering Europe via Ireland, and/or Irish companies entering the U.S.  Having spent 35 years in marketing, he is a respected authority on marketing and business development.

McLaughlin began his career working for several ad agencies before starting his own firm, McLaughlin & Morgan, Inc. in 1987. McLaughlin & Morgan created many successful campaigns for a diverse portfolio, including Fortune 500 and start-up companies. Today the firm focuses solely on business development. McLaughlin and his wife, Natalie, started McDay, LLC in 2006, which continues to provide comprehensive marketing services previously provided by McLaughlin & Morgan.

In 1999, McLaughlin founded the Irish American Business Chamber & Network, Inc. He currently serves as chairman. He has hosted the President of Ireland, the current Ambassadors to the U.S. and Ireland, the Deputy Prime Minister of Ireland, in addition to several Irish cabinet ministers and business leaders.  McLaughlin was recently selected by Business & Finance Magazine, Dublin, Ireland as “One of the 100 most Influential Business Leaders in Ireland and the USA”.  In 2005 he was the catalyst behind the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, John Hurley’s visit to Philadelphia, and GIC’s return visit to Dublin in 2007.  In the local community, as co-founder of the Main Line Girls Basketball Association, he has overseen its growth from 75 to over 700 girls in its 17-year history.

McLaughlin is active on several boards in addition to the Irish American Chamber, including Neumann College, the Global Interdependence Center, and the Merion Community Association. A member of the Union League of Philadelphia and the Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute, he resides in Merion PA with his wife, Natalie.  They have three grown children.