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William Kruse, Gallup’s Regulatory Compliance Officer and in-house legal counsel, works primarily with Gallup’s government clients. He is also a board member of Gallup's government contracting subsidiary and the legal advisor to Gallup’s Institutional Review Board. He is a litigation and regulatory compliance attorney with nine years of experience in U.S. acquisition regulations contracting and procurement.

Mr. Kruse is a member of the American Bar Association (ABA) and serves as Chair-Elect of the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) Corporate Counsel Committee. He is also a member of the ABA TIPS Corporate Counsel Outreach Task Force and of the ABA TIPS General Committee Board.

Mr. Kruse is the author of several articles published in legal and business publications, including the International In-House Counsel Journal and Ethikos. He has presented at legal and business conferences, meetings, teleconferences, and webinars on topics ranging from procurement, white collar and corporate crime, ethics compliance, and business codes of conduct.

Mr. Kruse received his bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and his juris doctorate from Florida International University. He attended law school while serving on active duty in the United States Coast Guard, graduating seventh in his class.