Profile

Chief Catalyst, Center for Strategic Diversity Leadership & Social Innovation
Senior Scholar & Innovation Fellow, Wisconsin?s Equity & Inclusion (Wei) Laboratory, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Dr. Damon A. Williams is a visionary and inspirational leader, and one of the nation?s recognized experts in strategic diversity leadership, youth development, corporate responsibility, and organizational change.

For four years, he led a $250M social impact portfolio for the world?s largest youth development company, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, representing the interests of

nearly 4M diverse youth and teens as Senior Vice President for Programs and Chief Education Officer.

One of the original architects of the Inclusive Excellence concept in American higher education, he is author of the best-selling Strategic Diversity Leadership and the Chief Diversity Officer, he is a global thought leader having worked with more than 1,000 colleges and universities, Fortune 100 companies, foundations, and government agencies, as keynote speaker, strategist, educator, and social impact leader.

As the University of Michigan celebrates her 200-year anniversary, he was recently awarded the Bicentennial Leadership Award, a one-time honor given to 20 trailblazing alumni, who exemplify the best of the academic and leadership values of the Universities 200,000 living alumni.