Richard Williams

Richard Williams has over two decades of work experience in various roles and industries. Richard started their career as a High School Mathematics Teacher at Urbana School District in 2000. In 2002, they transitioned into the corporate sector and worked as a Manager in Real Estate Finance at Wells Fargo until 2007. Following this, they joined Veritas Prep as an MBA Admissions Consultant. In 2008, they became a Director at Opera Solutions and remained in that role until 2014. From 2014 to 2019, they worked at Accenture as a Senior Manager and Data Engineering Regional Lead. Currently, they hold the position of Senior Vice President and Head of Data Engineering at Tredence Inc.

Richard Williams holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree in Finance, Accounting, and Entrepreneurship from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, which they completed from 2004 to 2008. Richard also earned a Graduate Certificate in Financial Services Analytics from Stevens Institute of Technology from 2017 to 2019. Richard'sundergraduate education includes a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Mathematics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, which they completed from 1995 to 2000. In addition to their degrees, Richard has obtained certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals, SnowPro Core Certification, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, and AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate.