Mr. Williams has more than 30 years of experience in the mortgage banking industry. He began his career with the Cameron Brown Company, which became the First Union Mortgage Corporation, where he worked from 1984 to 1994. In 1994, Mr. Williams formed a new mortgage banking firm, Capital Advisors, where he served as President from 1994 to 2004. Mr. Williams was one of the co-founders of Medalist Capital, a commercial mortgage banking company with offices located in Charlotte, Raleigh, Charleston, and Atlanta. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Mr. Williams serves in many civic and community organizations including:

• UNC – Chapel Hill Board of Visitors
• Chairman, Executive Committee of Educational Foundation, Inc at UNC
• Former Board Member of:
  • Atrium Health
  • The Crosland Foundation (Chairman)
  • Episcopal High School, Alexandria, VA
  • The First Tee of Charlotte
  • The Wachovia Championship (Vice-Chairman)
  • UNCC Center for Real Estate – Belk College
  • Country Club of North Carolina (Pinehurst)
  • Alexander Children’s Center
  • Southern Golf Association
• Member of ICSC, NMHA and ULI