Harold M. Williams

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Harold M. Williams served as chairman of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 1977 and 1981. Attorney, Business Executive, Educator, Government Administrator, visionary, builder only begin to describe Harold Williams. Williams 's career exemplifies public service and support of arts and eduction.

Milestones
  • B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1946
  • J.D., Harvard University, 1949
  • President, Hunt Foods and Industries (1968-1969) and Hunt-Wesson Foods, Inc. (1962-1968)
  • Chairman of the Board, Norton Simon (1969-1970)
  • Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles (1970-1977)
  • Co-Chairman, Public Commission on Los Angeles County Government (1974-1977)
  • Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (1977-1981)
  • Member, Board of Regents, University of California (1982-1994)
  • President of the J. Paul Getty Trust (1981-1998).
  • In charge of the creation of the Getty Center in Los Angeles
  • Member, President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities (appointed by President Clinton) (1993-Present)
  • Director, The California Endowment (1996-Present); Los Angeles Annenberg Metropolitan
  • Public Policy Institute of California (1994-Present)
  • Co-Chair, California Citizens Commission on Higher Education (1996-Present)
  • Chair, Committee for Effective School Governance (1998-Present)

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Contents

[edit] Early Life

[edit] Executive

[edit] UCLA

When Williams came to UCLA as the Dean of the Graduate School of Management it had it had renowned faculty but was not considered a top school. A Business school emblem was Joe Bruin asleep at a desk with cob webs growing from his chair to the floor Williams changed this by making GSM the only public Business school ranked in the top ten in the US.

[edit] SEC

[edit] Regents of the University of California

[edit] J. Paul Getty Trust

[edit] Latter

[edit] References

  1. ^ Harold M Williams - Skadden, Arps
Government offices
Preceded by
Roderick M. Hills		 Securities and Exchange Commission Chair
1977 – 1981		 Succeeded by
John S.R. Shad
v • d • e
Chairmen of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Kennedy • Landis • Douglas • Frank • Eicher • Purcell • Caffrey • Hanrahan • McDonald • D Cook • Demmler • Armstrong • Gadsby
Cary • Cohen • Budge • Casey • B Cook • Garrett • Hills • Williams • Shad • Ruder • Breeden • Levitt • Pitt • Donaldson • Cox
Seal of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission