Brian G. Williams

Brian Williams joined RWU originally as Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing (EMM) in 2017. The EMM division encompasses the offices of undergraduate and graduate admission, the office of financial aid, and university marketing.

During their recent presidential transition, President Miaoulis asked Dr. Williams to serve as Interim Chief of Staff during the 2019-20 academic year. The position became permanent in August 2020. Dr. Williams’ portfolio in the Office of the President includes strategic planning, marketing, organizational communications, and public relations. Since March 2020, Williams has helping lead the COVID-19 testing and tracing efforts for the university.

Since the early ’90s, Mr. Williams has worked across admission, financial aid, student retention, assessment, data analytics and institutional strategic planning at five institutions prior to joining the RWU team.

Dr. Williams earned a doctorate of management degree in 2016 from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. His dissertation focused on the effects of visual analytics on organizational decision-making behavior. He presents frequently at the regional and national level on the strategic use of data visualization and analytics in enrollment management.

In addition to his doctoral degree, Williams also earned his master’s degree in higher education administration from Boston College, and a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of New Hampshire.