Background
Williams, Harold Marvin was born on January 5, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Louis West. and Sophie (Fox) Williams.
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Williams, Harold Marvin was born on January 5, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Louis West. and Sophie (Fox) Williams.
AB, University of California at Los Angeles, 1946. Juris Doctor, Harvard Law School, 1949. Postgraduate in law, University Southern California, 1959.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Johns Hopkins University, 1987. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Occidental College, 1997. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), California State University, 1998.
Williams was engaged in extensive public service and support of arts and education. When Williams came to as the Dean of the Graduate School of Management it had renowned faculty but was not considered a top school. A Business school emblem was Joe Bruin asleep at a desk with cob webs growing from his chair to the floor Williams changed this by making Group Special Mobile the only public Business school ranked in the top ten in the United States.
Williams became president and chief executive officer (Chief Executive Officer) of the Jean Paul Getty Museum in 1981, and when the use of the name "" was authorized, Williams became the first president and Chief Executive Officer of the Trust.
By the time Williams announced his retirement in 1996, the Trust"s endowment had risen from $1.2 billion to almost $4 billion.
He was succeeded by Barry Munitz in 1998. Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Los Angeles, 1946
Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1949
President, Hunt Foods and Industries (1968–1969) and Hunt-Wesson Foods, Incorporated.
(1962–1968)
Chairman of the Board, Norton Simon (1969–1970)
Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles (1970–1977)
Company-Chairman, Public Commission on Los Angeles County Government (1974–1977)
Chairman, United States. Securities and Exchange Commission (1977–1981)
Member, Board of Regents, University of California (1982–1994)
President of the (1981–1998). In charge of the creation of the Getty Center in Los Angeles
Member, President"s Committee on the Arts and Humanities (appointed by President Clinton) (1993–Present)
Director, The California Endowment (1996–Present).
Los Angeles Annenberg Metropolitan
Public Policy Institute of California (1994–Present)
Company-Chair, California Citizens Commission on Higher Education (1996–Present)
Chair, Committee for Effective School Governance (1998–Present).
Public member National Advertising Review Board, 1971—1975. Trustee National Humanities Center, 1987—1993. Member Council Foreign Relations, Committee Economic Development, President' Committee Arts, Humanities, 1993—2001, Commission Economic Development State California, 1973—1977.
Energy coordinator City of Los Angeles, 1973—1974. Regent University California, 1983—1994. Commission review master plan higher education State California, 1985—1987.
Co chair California Citizens Commission Higher Education. Director Ethics Resource Center. Member Commission Academy Presidency.
Co-chairman Public Communications Los Angeles County Government. Director Public Policy Institute California, 1995—2003, California Endowment, 1995—2004, Alliance for College Ready Schools, Alliance for Excellent Education. Chair board visitors University of California at Los Angeles School Arts and Architect.
Member of State Bar California.
Married Nancy Englander. Children: Ralph A., Susan J., Derek M. Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1946.