During BYU’s Homecoming celebration, the Marriott School named Gary P. Williams as its 2003 Honored Alum. The award, presented 9 October, was one of eleven given to outstanding alumni from colleges across campus.
Williams is past president and CEO of Sterling Wentworth Corporation/SunGard Expert Solutions (NYSE: SDS)—a market leader in the design, development, and marketing of smart-technology solutions for the financial services industry throughout North America, Asia, and England.
Williams is also associate director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and a teaching professor at the Marriott School. He teaches courses in creating and managing new ventures, strategy, and e-business for both the Entrepreneurship Center and the Rollins Center for eBusiness.
“Gary is a wonderful instructor and administrator as well as a man of faith and integrity. He understands the business world and has considerable experience developing companies,” says Dean Ned C. Hill. “He is a person we don’t hesitate to hold up to our students as a shining example of what we want them to become.”
A member of the Utah Angels, Williams is involved in investing in new ventures. He serves on the advisory boards of several corporations, as well as the BYU Center for Economic Self-Reliance. During his career, he has taught courses and lectured at Duke, Oregon State, and Portland State Universities as well as the University of Washington, the University of Michigan, and at a graduate program in Tallinn, Estonia. He writes a column on entrepreneurship for Utah’s Deseret News and The Daily Herald.
Williams earned his BS from BYU in 1973 and his MBA from Arizona State University in 1974. He and his wife, Deborah, have four children. He enjoys the outdoors and is an avid road cyclist and mountain climber.
