David A. Williams is the president and chief executive officer of Genesys Works. Previously, he served as the president and chief executive officer of
Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Education
Williams graduated from
Dallas High School and from the
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg, BU or Bloom) is a campus of Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania and it is located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). The c ...
with a BBA and later attended at the
University of Houston (
Bauer College of Business
The C.T. Bauer College of Business is the business school of the University of Houston, and is fully accredited by the AACSB International. It offers B.B.A., M.B.A., MS Accountancy, MS Finance, and the Houston metropolitan area's only Ph.D. progr ...
), where he earned an MBA.
Biography
Williams grew up in
Pennsylvania and moved to
Houston, Texas after graduating college to work for
Shell Oil Company. In Houston, he earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston. He worked for Shell for two years before going into the non-profit sector.
Williams began his work in the nonprofit sector by working on the board of the
Houston Food Bank. He then worked for 10 years at
Habitat for Humanity International where he became the chief operating officer.
[
In July 2006, he was appointed to the Helping to Enhance the Livelihood of People (HELP) Around the Globe Commission by President ]George W. Bush
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...
.
References
American nonprofit chief executives
University of Houston alumni
American chief operating officers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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