Inspirational Leadership

Charles Williams, Rear Admiral (ret)
Former Assistant Secretary of the Navy
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Executive Responsibility:

Executive leadership in Government, Business and Non-Profit. Board Director, International, Supply Chain, Investment, Acquisition, Mentorship, P&L experience.

Summary of Experience:

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (C-Suite/4 star position). 830,000 person organization. Real property oversight for 437 billion portfolio, 96 global locations, $16 billon budget, 87,000 buildings, 4.5 million acres, airports, seaports, warehousing, office, retail, lodging and residential properties. Responsible for land utilization, planning, acquisition, disposition, construction, utilities, environmental protection, safety and occupational health. Travel and meetings with foreign dignitaries and congressional members. Top Secret Clearance. Distinguished Public Service award.

Rear Admiral, 32.5 years of naval service as a logistician. Five Commanding Officer assignments responsible for planning and communicating mission priorities, delegating authority, measuring performance, training and developing talent. Career included international, staff, Pentagon assignments and professional training at renowned educational institutions. Certified Defense Acquisition Contracting Officer. Supply Chain experience in maritime and aviation for U.S. and International clients - $5 billion in annual sales. Licensed Airline pilot and Ship Captain. Legion of Merit award.

Civilian career. Commercial/Investment Real Estate representing institutional clients in asset management and evaluating real estate opportunities (fiduciary responsibility). Managed 1 million square feet of property for insurance and pension funds. Sourced, negotiated and closed 7-8 figure real estate contracts. Success led to VP/ Partner at a preeminent firm (later sold to Cushman Wakefield). Own a company investing, developing, managing and brokering properties. Chairman Circle and St. Louis “Heavy Hitter Award. Adjunct Professor, St. Louis University. Worked in aviation at McDonnell Douglas as a contract negotiator and logistics engineer negotiating high value F-18 contracts and as a Vice President with AVMATS developing business for maintenance, repair and overhaul of corporate and military aircraft. Held a leadership role in economic development for defense and real estate in St. Louis and appointed by the Governor to a military installation and defense industrial base commission. Served as Board Audit Committee Chairman for a national nonprofit, board member of an international company in construction and facilities management and a REIT board advisor. Serve as a Hudson Institute Fellow in supply chain, maritime and infrastructure.

Board Membership

Arlington Capital Partners (Private Equity) Board member J&J Worldwide. REIT board advisor. CASY Audit Committee Chair (Deloitte audited). Supported by Boeing, IBM, Microsoft, Walmart, USAA, Schultz Foundation and Call of Duty. Worked with Corporate HR departments placing 65,000 transitioning veterans. Persuaded the Board in supporting a succession plan, metrics for measuring goal performance and consistency of financial reporting in cost allocation. Ritenour Foundation President and Board Member (raised $200k), provided education grants, created Ring of Classes for perpetual giving and a Speakers Bureau for awareness. St. Louis Navy League President and Board Member, held fundraising, maritime awareness and youth program events. NACD member. Mission Readiness representative briefing Congress on military issues.

Professional Activities:

TV and Radio appearances.
Articles published on National Defense.
Investor/Mentor Technology Accelerator Program - Capital Innovators.
Real Property Administrator (RPA) Building Owners and Managers Association.
Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM). Investment Skill.
DAWIA Level ll Certified. Defense Acquisition Professional. Top Secret Clearance.
Airline Pilot, Type Rated, Flight Instructor, 4,000 hours. FAA Master Pilot Award.
Licensed Ship Captain and Master Merchant Mariner.
Certified Open Water Diver (Atlantic, Pacific and Mediterranean Sea experience)
Community leadership: Chairman Economic Development Real Estate Board;
Blue Ribbon School District Committee; Tuberous Sclerosis Representative;
Elected office holder: Maryland Heights Committeeman and Town & Country Charter Commission. RNC Convention Delegate. Presidential and Governor Appointments.

Education:

MBA St. Louis University.
BS Business Southeast Missouri University.
Executive Programs: Harvard, Virginia, North Carolina, Naval and Army War Colleges, NATO school (Germany), Naval Post Graduate School, Center for Creative Leadership and National Association of Corporate Directors.

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