Dr. Williams joined the FRI Board of Directors in 2009. He served as a member of the Institutional Review Board at FRI for the past six years prior to serving on the FRI Board of Directors, and has spent more than fifteen years working for large nonprofit organizations. He has also served on numerous other nonprofit boards, committees, and taskforces.

He currently serves as the Director of Research at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world’s largest association of HR executives and an organization that focuses on providing advice on and solutions to workplace and business issues. Dr. Williams is a member of the senior management team at SHRM, and is primarily responsible for the organization’s domestic and international research activities, products, and services. He also serves as a company spokesperson on best business practices, frequently appearing in several media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Washington Post, New York Times, and several television news stations. He has also provided his expertise to U.S. government agencies such as the Department of Labor, EEOC, and Government Accounting Office.

He has spent several years working directly with and conducting training for business leaders such as CEOs, CFOs, HR executives, and other business leaders in areas such as compensation, employee benefits, HR policies, emerging workplace trends, recruiting practices, succession planning, and nonprofit governance. His reach has extended beyond the U.S. to business groups and delegations from China, India, Brazil, and the United Kingdom. He has also authored publications on these and other topics.

Dr. Williams previously worked as a consultant for Johns Hopkins School of Medicine for four years, and has held management roles at nonprofit organizations such as the American Society for Association Executives and the American Psychological Association. He is currently certified as a senior professional in human resources (SPHR) and has been trained as a clinical psychologist for which he is currently licensed.