William T. Coleman cut his teeth in aviation going Mach 2.5 as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. He has extensive flying and business knowledge of aviation and used this acumen during his 25-year tenure as an outside public relations counsel for Phillips 66. Bill was Executive VP for a New York-based PR firm and is a graduate of Marquette University. He has lived and traveled in Southeast Asia, Japan, the United Kingdom, Europe, and South Africa. He is married to his British wife Elaine and has one son, Will, the best software analyst in the world.

Ever since Tom Casey completed his historic trek around the globe, Bill has maintained a personal goal to turn the story into a book. As he explains, “This book was my dream. I wanted everyone to know how it really happened, illustrating what went on behind the scenes. I also wanted the world to finally recognize that Casey’s dream turned out to be a feat unequaled in the annals of aviation, and one worthy of official record-setting recognition.”