He has been a fellow with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, the American Institute for Economic Research and is an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute. His academic interests include monetary theory and history, with special interest in the role governments play in determining the medium of exchange. In this regard, he has considered the monetary regime of Somalia following state collapse in 1991 and the cryptocurrency bitcoin. William graduated summa cum laude from Capital University in 2008, earning a B.A. in Economics. He earned his M.A. and Ph.D in Economics at George Mason University.