# Wil Davis

> Wil Davis is the Muncie, Indiana-based co-founder and former president and CEO of Ontario Systems, the software company renamed Finvi in 2021. He is founder and principal of Noble Why LLC, an organizational culture consultancy, and author of Creating a Culture of Excellence. His career also includes university commercialization, banking board service, and civic leadership.

- **Role:** Founder and Principal at Noble Why LLC
- **Organizations:** Noble Why LLC, Ontario Systems (renamed Finvi in 2021), Ball State Innovation Corporation, Northwest Bancshares, Inc., MutualBank / MutualFirst Financial, General Motors, Shafer Leadership Academy
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, Ball State University, Master of Business Administration, Ball State University, Honorary doctorate in Business Management, Indiana Wesleyan University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Ontario Systems in 1980., Authored Creating a Culture of Excellence, published by AuthorHouse in 2005., Received an honorary doctorate in Business Management from Indiana Wesleyan University.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1980** — Worked at MutualBank and General Motors before co-founding Ontario Systems.
- **1980** — Co-founded Ontario Systems with Ron Fauquher in Fauquher’s garage in Muncie; the business initially developed custom software.
- **2003** — Spoke on high-performance leadership and corporate culture at an Entrepreneur’s Alliance of Indiana dinner supported by Ball State’s Alumni Association.
- **2005** — Published Creating a Culture of Excellence: Changing the World of Work One Person at a Time.
- **2008** — Ended his tenure as Ontario Systems CEO, according to his Northwest Bancshares director biography.
- **2012-2013** — Identified in Ball State’s annual reports as interim president of Ball State Innovation Corporation, directing commercialization and licensing.
- **2014** — Participated as a Training Camp speaker for The BIG Pitch competition in Muncie.
- **2017** — Ended Ontario Systems chairmanship at the company’s sale, according to his director biography.
- **2019** — Ontario Systems announced a community fund honoring Davis and Fauquher at its anniversary celebration.
- **2021** — Ontario Systems adopted the Finvi name on October 4, after Davis’s CEO and chairman tenures.
- **2022** — Discussed purpose and leadership on Element Three’s 1,000 Stories podcast.
- **2024** — Presented Finding Your Noble Why in Resource Management at the Resource Management Global Symposium.
- **2026** — Listed as a Northwest Bancshares director in its annual-report signatures dated February 25.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Ontario Systems in 1980.
- Authored Creating a Culture of Excellence, published by AuthorHouse in 2005.
- Received an honorary doctorate in Business Management from Indiana Wesleyan University.
- Recognized with Ball State University’s Distinguished Alumni Award.
- Named among previous TechPoint Mira Trailblazer honorees in Ball State’s 2009 announcement.
- An unrestricted community fund bears his name and that of Ron Fauquher.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Signed Northwest Bancshares’ annual report as a director on February 25, 2026.
- **2024-04** — Was a keynote speaker at the Resource Management Global Symposium in Indianapolis on April 23-24, 2024.

## Links

- Website: https://noblewhy.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wil-davis-a5176b8

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