Dr. William Gillis is one of three members appointed by the Governor to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. His professional career includes positions as associate professor of agricultural economics at the Pennsylvania University, director of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, and president of the Gillis Group, a private economic development and consulting firm. He holds a Ph.D. in agricultural economics from the University of Wisconsin, and a B.S. and M.S. in the same field from Washington State University.