Background
Owens, William Arthur was born on May 8, 1940 in Bismarck, North Dakota, United States. Son of Earl and Ruth (Arthur) Owens.
Owens, William Arthur was born on May 8, 1940 in Bismarck, North Dakota, United States. Son of Earl and Ruth (Arthur) Owens.
Bachelor in Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1962. Master of Arts in Politics, Philosophy & Economics, University Oxford, England, 1974. Master in Management, George Washington University, 1976.
Founder Extend America. Commissioned ensign United States Navy, 1962, multiple assignments in nuclear submarines, 1962-1977, admiral, 1996. Commanding officer United States Ship Sam Houston (SSBN609), Honolulu, 1977-1980, United States Ship Corpus Christi (SSN705), New London, Connecticut, 1980-1981, Submarine Squadron 4, Charleston, South Carolina, 1984-1985, Submarine Group 6, Charleston, 1987-1988.
Director office of program appraisal, Department of Navy United States Department Defense, Washington, 1988, senior military assistant to secretary, 1988—1991. Commander United States 6th Fleet, Gaeta, Italy, 1990—1991. Deputy chief naval operations for resources, warfare requirements and assessments United States Navy, Washington, 1991—1993.
Vice-chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff United States Department Defense, 1993—1996. Vice chairman, president, chief operating officer Science Applications International Corporation, 1996-1998. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Teledesic LLC, 1998—2003.
Vice chairman, president, & Chief Executive Officer Nortel Networks Corporation, Brampton, Canada, 2004—2005. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & managing director AEA Holdings Asia, since 2006. Managing director, chairman & Chief Executive Officer AEA Investors Asia, 2006.
Chairman Intelius Inc., since 2006. Former board directors EMBARQ (now part of CenturyLink). Chairman CenturyLink, Inc.
(formerly CenturyTel, Inc.), since 2009. Board directors Daimler Chrysler AG, Nortel Networks Corporation, 2002—2005, Polycom, Inc., since 2005, Wipro Ltd., since 2006.
Board directors Carnegie Corporation, Carnegie Foundation. Member Brookings Institution, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Canada Council Chief Executives. Member Oxford Society, Council Foreign Relations.
Married Monika Bastian, September 30, 1967. 1 child, Todd.