Mississippi Army National Guard William Thomas Hawks, known as Bill Hawks (born November 22, 1944, near Oxford, Mississippi), is an American politician, former civil servant, agricultural businessman, and founder and CEO of AgWorks Solutions, LLC.

[1] Hawks started farming after finishing graduate school by owning and operating a dairy in DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi.

In January 2006, Hawks formed AgWorks Solutions, a Washington, D.C., consulting and government relations firm that specializes in animal health and agriculture-related trade.

Since 2010, Hawks has been a member of the American Lumber Standards Board of Review and has served as Chairman since 2015.

In 2014, Hawks received the United States Animal Health Association Medal of Distinction.