The Honorable William F. Goodling

Senior Advisor, Baker & Daniels LLP

Former Chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, Bill Goodling is a thirteen-term Representative of south central Pennsylvania. Prior to his service in Congress, Goodling was a school teacher, counselor, coach, principal, superintendent of schools, and school board president.

Goodling served on the Committee on Education and Labor from his arrival in Congress in 1974, becoming Ranking Minority Member in 1990. In 1994, he was named Chairman of the Committee. Goodling also served as a Member of the House Committee on International Relations, and the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights. Goodling returned to the Committee in 1991 after taking time out to serve first, as a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and then the House Committee on Budget for the maximum six-year term. Since his retirement, Goodling has taken on the role of Senior Advisor to B&D Consulting. Goodling’s goal is to continue work on the issues to which he has devoted his career. At B&D Consulting, he works with experts on the important issues of enhancing education at all levels, creating meaningful job training opportunities, and tackling the challenges of our health care system.