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Businessman and concert promoter, William (Bill) Ballard was the son of Toronto Maple Leafs hockey mogul Harold Ballard.

Bill Ballard was a founder of Concert Productions International (familiarly, CPI), which is a major promoter of rock concerts and tours in North America. It was established in Toronto in 1973 as a subsidiary of WBC Productions Ltd by Michael Cohl, William (Bill) Ballard, and David Wolinsky. He was a co-founder of Canada's Walk of Fame.

In 1989, following a long standing feud over the partitioning of his father's estate, Bill Ballard was convicted of assaulting Harold's longtime companion Yolanda Ballard and was fined $500.

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	~~Son~~ of [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] hockey mogul [[Harold Ballard]].		Businessman and concert promoter, William (Bill) Ballard was the son of [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] hockey mogul [[Harold Ballard]].

	Bill Ballard was a founder of [[Concert Productions International]] (familiarly, CPI), which is a major promoter of rock concerts and tours in North America. It was established in Toronto in 1973 as a subsidiary of WBC Productions Ltd by [[Michael Cohl]], William (Bill) Ballard, and [[David Wolinsky]]. He was a co-founder of [[Canada's Walk of Fame]].		Bill Ballard was a founder of [[Concert Productions International]] (familiarly, CPI), which is a major promoter of rock concerts and tours in North America. It was established in Toronto in 1973 as a subsidiary of WBC Productions Ltd by [[Michael Cohl]], William (Bill) Ballard, and [[David Wolinsky]]. He was a co-founder of [[Canada's Walk of Fame]].