Edward Wyckoff Williams (born 6 February 1978) is an American television producer, correspondent, columnist, political analyst and former investment banker; whose work has appeared on NBC, MSNBC, Al Jazeera, BuzzFeed, PBS, ABC, CNN, CBS, BBC, VICE Media, NPR and national syndicated radio.
He completed his Masters of Philosophy degree in Comparative Social Policy from Oxford in 2003 and then began his professional career, working in management consulting and investment banking in the City of London.
[7] Williams' work has focused on a range of socio-political issues, with interviews of major political figures and notable personalities including U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder;[8] New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio;[9] President Barack Obama's Cabinet Secretary Julian Castro;[10] comedian and actor Chris Rock;[11] former Newark Mayor and current New Jersey Senator Cory Booker;[12] Martin Luther King III[13] activist and eldest son of the civil rights leader; Sybrina Fulton[14] and Tracy Martin,[15] the parents of slain teenager Trayvon Martin; Kentucky's Democratic Governor Steve Beshear on his role in the implementation of Obamacare;[16] Congressman Steve Israel,[17] chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee; and National Football League wide receiver Laveranues Coles about his career and surviving childhood sexual abuse.
[23] The historic video promotion appeared in New York's Times Square on the Reuters and NASDAQ screens and included then UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
[24] During his tenure he produced segments with major celebrities and politicians, including Dolly Parton, Angela Bassett, Priyanka Chopra, Seth Rogen, Madeleine Albright, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Lena Waithe, Gina Rodriguez, Elijah Wood, Anthony Bourdain, Michael Phelps, Gabrielle Union, Rob Reiner, Sting, Clive Davis, Jim Gaffigan, Terry Crews, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Erykah Badu, Mark Ruffalo, Elizabeth Banks, Chrissy Teigen, Questlove, Senator Kamala Harris, Issa Rae and many others.