William P. Foley

rdf:langString William P. Foley

rdf:langString William P. "Bill" Foley II

rdf:langString William P. "Bill" Foley II

rdf:langString Austin, Texas, U.S.

rdf:langString University of Washington School of Law

rdf:langString Chairman of the Board of Fidelity National Financial

rdf:langString Owner of the Vegas Golden Knights

rdf:langString American

rdf:langString Financial services

rdf:langString Professional sports owner

rdf:langString William P. "Bill" Foley II (born December 14, 1944) is an American businessman and former attorney, specializing in financial services. He is chairman of Fidelity National Financial, Cannae Holdings and Black Knight Financial Services, and vice chairman of Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (FIS). Foley is the lead investor in Black Knight Sports & Entertainment, a consortium that was awarded an expansion ice hockey franchise named the Vegas Golden Knights for Las Vegas, Nevada, that began play in the National Hockey League in 2017. Growing up, Foley mostly lived in Texas with his family and extended family, who were ranchers. For a time, he lived in Ottawa, Ontario, when his father was posted in the United States Air Force there. Foley played shinny, an informal type of ice hockey, and started a lifelong appreciation for the sport. Foley attended the United States Military Academy. While a cadet, he made $40,000 on the stock market, which he invested in during his spare time. Upon graduating from West Point, Foley was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the US Air Force, where during his career he negotiated million-dollar defense contracts with Boeing. After leaving the Air Force, Foley moved into corporate law upon earning his J.D. from the University of Washington in 1974. Later he bought and revitalized the then struggling title insurance firm Fidelity National Financial. He later invested in wineries, golf courses, hotels, ski resorts, steak houses, fast-food restaurants and auto parts manufacturers.