Sam A. Williams
At the helm of one of the nation's most influential chambers of commerce, Sam A. Williams led Atlanta, Georgia's high-profile business community for almost two decades. Earning a national reputation for harnessing the power of business leaders to make cities thrive, he has become one of the nation's leading experts in urban competitiveness. Williams was also a partner for twenty-two years with Portman Properties, a global architect-development company. An active alumnus of Harvard Business School and Georgia Tech, he resides in Atlanta.