# William P. Angrick III

> William P. Angrick III, also known as Bill Angrick, is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Liquidity Services. He started the surplus-asset marketplace business in 1999, took it public in 2006 and continues to lead its expansion. A Notre Dame and Kellogg graduate, he is also the founder of Persimmon Capital Partners and, with his wife Stephanie, a donor supporting military-affiliated MBA students at Notre Dame.

- **Role:** Co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Liquidity Services
- **Organizations:** Liquidity Services, Persimmon Capital Partners, University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business Business Advisory Council, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Business Administration, with honors, University of Notre Dame, Master of Business Administration, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
- **Known for:** Co-founded Liquidity Services and has led it as chairman and CEO since January 2000., Led Liquidity Services through its February 2006 IPO., Received the 2005 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Washington, DC region, according to the company’s anniversary history.

## Career timeline

- **1990** — Graduated from Notre Dame with honors and earned his CPA certificate.
- **1995** — Earned his MBA at Kellogg.
- **1995-1999** — Worked in Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown’s Consumer and Business Services Investment Banking Group, serving as a vice president.
- **1999** — Started the company that became Liquidity Services, with $100,000 in personal savings; Jaime Mateus-Tique and Ben Brown joined as co-founders.
- **2000** — Began tenure as chairman and CEO in January, according to the company’s proxy biography.
- **2006** — Liquidity Services completed its IPO on February 23 under Nasdaq ticker LQDT.
- **2008** — Liquidity Services acquired GovDeals.
- **2026** — Bill and Stephanie Angrick’s $15 million gift supported creation of Notre Dame’s Angrick Military Scholars Program.
- **2026** — Liquidity Services completed its acquisition of Auction Holdings, operator of Invaluable, AuctionZip and RFC Auction Systems, on October 1.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Liquidity Services and has led it as chairman and CEO since January 2000.
- Led Liquidity Services through its February 2006 IPO.
- Received the 2005 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Washington, DC region, according to the company’s anniversary history.
- With Stephanie Angrick, provided a $15 million gift for Notre Dame’s Angrick Military Scholars Program.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — On October 22, Liquidity Services announced that Angrick and CFO Jorge Celaya would host the November 19, 2026 fiscal-year results call.
- **2026-10** — Liquidity Services completed its acquisition of Auction Holdings on October 1 for a base price of $80 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments.
- **2026-08** — For the quarter ended June 30, 2026, Liquidity Services reported $129.6 million in revenue, approximately 334,000 completed transactions and approximately 6.4 million registered buyers.
- **2026-03** — March reporting described the Angricks’ $15 million gift supporting the Angrick Military Scholars Program, announced to begin in August 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://liquidityservices.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williampangrick

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