Background
Williams, Barry Lawson was born on July 21, 1944 in New York City. Son of Otis Lenzy and Ilza Louise (Berry) Williams.
Williams, Barry Lawson was born on July 21, 1944 in New York City. Son of Otis Lenzy and Ilza Louise (Berry) Williams.
AB, Harvard University, 1966. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1971. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1971.
Senior mediator JAMS. General partner WDG Ventures, Inc. Partner Oakland Alameda Joint Venture.
Senior consultant McKinsey & Company, 1971—1979. Managing principal Bechtel Investments Inc., 1979-1987. President Williams Pacific Ventures Inc., Redwood City, since 1987, C.N. Flagg Power, Inc., 1989—1992.
Chairman, executive committee American Management Association, Inc., interim president, Chief Executive Officer, 2000—2001. Former board directors American President Companies, Ltd., Dillon Read & Company, Lucas Arts/Lucas Digital, Tenera, Inc., Comp USAptnr. WDG-Ventures, CAC, Redwood City, since 1987.
President C.N. Flagg Inc., Meriden, Connecticut, since 1988. Board directors CH2M HILL Companies, Ltd., Newhall Land & Farming Company, Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc., Sallie Mae, R. H. Donnelley Company, Synavant, Inc., Kaiser Permanente, American President Company, Oakland, California, since 1984, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Milwaukee, since 1987. Chairman board Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center, San Francisco, since 1980., Adjunct lecturer, Haas Graduate School, Business, University California, Berkeley.
Former board directors Alameda County Medical Authority, Oakland Alameda County Coliseum, United Way of the Bay Area, California Academy of Sciences. Former board overseers, president, alumni association Harvard University. Board directors National Parks Foundation, American Management Association, American Conservatory Theatre.
Chairman California Pacific Health.
Married Adrienne Maria Foster, May 24, 1977. Children: Barry C., Jaime, Andrew.
