Bill Koss has worked professionally for 40 years in the financial disciplines of estate planning and investment management, and in 1969 joined with Bill Olinger to establish Koss Olinger Financial Group. As one of the firm’s Founding Partners, he specializes in helping clients preserve their wealth and transfer it to successive generations.

A Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), Mr. Koss is a life and qualifying member of the Million Dollar Round Table (the premier association of financial professionals). His 38 continuous years of qualification status place him among the top 100 professional planners in the world.

In addition, he has published numerous articles in professional journals and consumer publications and is the author of the book, “Pond Birds”, the only history of the University of Florida's basketball program. Mr. Koss was a three-year letterman in basketball at the University of Florida where he received a Bachelors degree in Business Administration, and remains visible to Florida fans through his work as a television sports commentator and public speaker. In addition, he holds a Masters of Science degree in Financial Services from The American College.

A founding member and past Chairman of the Council for Economic Outreach, Mr. Koss won the J. Wayne Reitz Award for his contributions to the region’s economic development. The Gainesville Business Magazine named him Financial Services Man of the Year in 1990, and The Gainesville Sun recognized him as the 1994 Business Person of the Year.

Mr. Koss and his wife, Mary have been married 40 years and have a daughter, Mary Beth, a son, Bill, and four grandchildren.