Bill Kuntz was appointed Executive Director of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in September 1999.  The TDLR is the state’s umbrella occupational licensing agency, regulating many diverse occupations and industries such as electricians, elevators, boxing, and property tax professionals. Currently there are 25 programs, with over 683,000 licensees being regulated by the department.

TDLR has been the recipient of The Quality Texas Foundation’s Progress Level Award for the agency’s sound, balanced approach to organizational management and performance improvement. The employee engagement survey conducted by the Austin American Statesman has identified TDLR three times as one of the Top 25 Best Midsized Work Places in Austin.

Bill has over 40 years of public service experience. He previously served as the Deputy Securities Commissioner of the State Securities Board and the Executive Director of the Texas Real Estate Commission.  Dr. Michael Lauderdale of the School of Social Work, the University of Texas, studied his successful management of the Texas Real Estate Commission. Dr. Lauderdale’s findings are published in his book Reinventing Texas Government, and as a “Best Practices Case Study” on the School of Social Work web site at http://www.utexas.edu/research/cswr/survey/bestpractices/index.html.

Bill holds Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana State University in New Orleans with a major in Finance and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of New Orleans.