William Donovan

Founder at CONTROLADORA VUELA COMPAÑÍA DE AVIACIÓN, S.A.B. DE C.V.

Net worth: 2 M $ as of 2026-05-30

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William Dean Donovan is the founder of Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación SAB de CV, which was founded in 2005, where he holds the title of Independent Director.
He is also the founder of DiamondStream Partners, founded in 2003, where he holds the title of Managing Director.
Mr. Donovan is also the founder of Casino Marketing Alliance LLC.
Currently, Mr. Donovan holds the position of Director at Prophet Brand Strategy since 2009 and Director at Wingtra AG since 2023.
In the past, Mr. Donovan served as the Chief Executive Officer of SearchForce, Inc. from 2011 to 2019.
He was also the Chairman of Stellar Labs, Inc. and the Managing Director of Columbia Equity Partners.
From 1999 to 2002, he held the position of Managing Director at Bain & Company South Africa, Inc. Additionally, he served as a Director at Metropolitan Bank from 2008 to 2015 and as the Chief Operating Officer of Nimblefish Technologies, Inc. from 2005 to 2007.
Mr. Donovan completed his undergraduate degree at the University of California, Berkeley in 1983.
He also obtained an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1990.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
CONTROLADORA VUELA COMPANIA DE AVIACION SAB DE CV CLASS A 0.25%	2026-05-27	2,946,050 ( 0.25% )	2 M $	2026-05-30

William Donovan active positions

Companies	Position	Start
CONTROLADORA VUELA COMPAÑÍA DE AVIACIÓN, S.A.B. DE C.V.	Founder	2005-10-26
Prophet Brand Strategy Prophet Brand Strategy Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides brand consulting and marketing services	Director/Board Member	2009-10-31
Diamondstream Partners Diamondstream Partners Investment ManagersFinance DiamondStream Partners invests in middle-stage companies located in the United States and Europe. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of aerospace, aviation, hardware and software sectors. It provides financing for early and growth stage capital requirements.	Founder	2003-05-31
Wingtra AG Wingtra AG Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Develops, manufactures and commercializes drones that collects survey-grade aerial data	Director/Board Member	2023-06-30

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Former positions of William Donovan

Companies	Position	End
SearchForce, Inc. SearchForce, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Provides digital advertising services	Chief Executive Officer	2019-01-01
Metropolitan Bank Metropolitan Bank Regional BanksFinance Provides banking services	Director/Board Member	2014-12-31
Nimblefish Technologies, Inc. Nimblefish Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides marketing automation software	Chief Operating Officer	2006-12-31
Bain & Company South Africa, Inc. Bain & Company South Africa, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides management services	Chief Executive Officer	2001-12-31

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Private companies	12
Nimblefish Technologies, Inc. Nimblefish Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides marketing automation software	Technology Services
Prophet Brand Strategy Prophet Brand Strategy Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides brand consulting and marketing services	Commercial Services
Columbia Equity Partners Columbia Equity Partners Investment ManagersFinance Columbia Equity Partners seeks investment opportunities from companies located in United States. The firm provided investment banking and strategic consulting advisory services to companies in the field of communications, food service equipment, food manufacturing, and leisure industry sectors.	Finance
University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Bain & Company South Africa, Inc. Bain & Company South Africa, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides management services	Commercial Services
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación SAB de CV Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación SAB de CV AirlinesTransportation Provides air transportation services	Transportation
SearchForce, Inc. SearchForce, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Provides digital advertising services	Commercial Services
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Stellar Labs, Inc. Stellar Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Offers aviation technology platform	Technology Services
Metropolitan Bank Metropolitan Bank Regional BanksFinance Provides banking services	Finance
Wingtra AG Wingtra AG Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Develops, manufactures and commercializes drones that collects survey-grade aerial data	Electronic Technology
Diamondstream Partners Diamondstream Partners Investment ManagersFinance DiamondStream Partners invests in middle-stage companies located in the United States and Europe. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of aerospace, aviation, hardware and software sectors. It provides financing for early and growth stage capital requirements.	Finance