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Execution Discipline
We test strategy against operational reality and compliance constraints, ensuring recommendations can withstand oversight—not just sound compelling.
About The Woolf Group
Strategic Advisory for Complex Federal Environments
Who We Are
TWG is a boutique firm by design. We work selectively and engage deeply, serving as trusted advisors rather than transactional consultants. Our clients operate in environments where access alone is insufficient, advocacy without execution is risky, and misalignment with federal systems can have lasting consequences. TWG exists to help leaders navigate those environments with realism, discipline, and strategic intent.
Our Origins & Evolution
The Woolf Group’s roots are grounded in work at the forefront of national and international efforts to address human trafficking, exploitation, domestic violence, and the rights of crime victims.
Through senior federal leadership, policy development, and the design and implementation of large-scale initiatives, TWG’s principals have helped shape how governments and institutions approach VOCA funding, survivor services, and coordinated public safety systems. This work demanded engagement in some of the most complex and scrutinized federal environments—where funding, compliance, interagency coordination, and public accountability intersect daily.
Through senior federal leadership, policy development, and the design and implementation of large-scale initiatives, TWG’s principals have helped shape how governments and institutions approach VOCA funding, survivor services, and coordinated public safety systems. This work demanded engagement in some of the most complex and scrutinized federal environments—where funding, compliance, interagency coordination, and public accountability intersect daily.
Over time, that experience revealed a broader truth:
the disciplines required to build effective victim systems under scrutiny are the same disciplines required to navigate any constrained federal system. TWG’s work has since evolved to apply that hard-earned expertise across sectors—including U.S. territories, public authorities, and regulated business environments—while continuing to engage issues of human trafficking and crime victim systems as an ongoing and influential part of our work. This is not a departure from our origins - It is an extension of them.
How We Work
Durable progress in complex federal environments requires more than good ideas. It requires discipline.
TWG’s advisory approach is grounded in three core principles:
TWG’s advisory approach is grounded in three core principles:
Federal Realism
We align priorities with how federal agencies, OMB, and congressional stakeholders actually evaluate feasibility, risk, and capacity.
Strategic Restraint
In high-visibility environments, restraint preserves credibility. We help leaders sequence decisions, manage expectations, and avoid overextension.
These principles guide our work across sectors, including our flagship focus on the U.S. Virgin Islands and other territories.
Experience That Informs our Work
TWG’s work in areas such as human trafficking, crime victim compensation and assistance, and federally funded public safety systems reflects our long-standing engagement in environments defined by oversight, compliance, and accountability.
Leadership
Bill Woolf
Managing Partner
Bill Woolf brings senior federal leadership experience and deep expertise in federal funding, compliance, and policy systems.
He has overseen large federal funding portfolios, advised senior government leaders, and worked extensively in high-scrutiny environments involving oversight, audits, and public accountability.
Bill’s experience informs TWG’s advisory posture across U.S. territories, public authorities, and complex institutional settings—where federal credibility is essential and mistakes are costly.
Oriel Ekşi
Senior Partner
Oriel Ekşi brings an operational and execution-focused lens to TWG’s work, with deep experience in systems management, logistics, and federal program implementation.
Her background enables TWG to bridge strategy and execution—ensuring advisory recommendations are grounded in operational reality and scalable implementation.
Oriel plays a central role in designing and managing complex, cross-sector initiatives and advising clients navigating institutional and compliance constraints.
Core Team
TWG’s past work is supported by a core team with expertise spanning policy analysis, program implementation, research, and stakeholder engagement.
Lara K.
Focused on policy research, stakeholder coordination, and program support across TWG’s federal and territorial engagements.
Johanna Ghelman
Supports strategic analysis, project management, and client engagement across complex advisory initiatives.
Emma Woolf
Contributes research, communications, and program support, with experience in federally funded and mission-driven environments.
Engage With The Woolf Group
We work selectively with organizations prepared to engage complexity and pursue durable solutions.
Initial conversations are confidential and focused on strategic fit.