Co-founder, Zipline International
Co-founder at Zipline
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William Hetzler is based out of Seattle, Washington and is the Chief Growth Officer of Bouldering Project and Cofounder of Zipline. William previously worked at Oliver Wyman as a Associate. William Hetzler attended the Harvard University.
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