Born in Berwick, Pennsylvania, Williams attended Beckley College and became a Certified Public Accountant.
The IBM Board of Directors elected him a member in July 1951.
Williams became a member of the IBM Board's Executive and Finance Committee in 1956.
He chaired the President Commission on International Trade and Investment Policy, appointed by Richard Nixon on 21 May 1970.
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