Dr. Tom Williams, an evangelist for over 50 years, has been best known to so many as a man of prayer. Through the death of his first wife followed by their baby girl, through the trial that bacterial meningitis brought to his second wife for 28.5 years before being called home to heaven, as well as through countless other trials, God has taught Dr. Williams the significance of having a prayer life and not just a prayer time Throughout the Bible, the Lord constantly stresses this. The Lord Jesus said in Luke 18:1, "That men ought always to pray." The Apostle Paul exhorted us in Philippians 4:6 to "Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God." The Bible also teaches us that Prayer has a twin sister named, Faith. The Lord Jesus said to the man in Mark 9:23, "If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth," and in Mark 11:24, "What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them."
Tom Williams is a technology veteran with over four decades of experience leading private and public companies that profoundly altered the way we work, learn, entertain and interact.
The son of an auto mechanic and a bookkeeper, Tom grew up in Rhode Island with an interest in changing how things work. In 1968, he joined the Information Technology Department at the Community College of Rhode Island to lead in the design and development of automated grade reporting, class scheduling, and student information systems.
In 1978, the Memorex Corporation lured Tom to Silicon Valley with an offer to join its newly formed Communications Product Division as a Strategic Planner. After a five-year stint at Memorex, he concentrated his career in starting disruptive technology companies that received a number in domestic and international awards.
Besides being Chairman of the companies he founded, Tom held domestic and international Board of Directors positions, executive positions at Novell and Cisco, and is a Limited Partner in several venture capital funds. Also, Tom was a Trustee and Executive Committee member of a private school.
Today, Tom spends his time as an Independent Board Member, Strategic Advisor, speaker and author. Corporations, growth companies, startups and private equity firms engage Tom's expertise and retain him as an independent voice to gather thought leaders together to discuss and debate the impact and strategic value of technology in emerging markets that will deliver extraordinary productive and profitable outcomes.
Tom earned an MBA from Santa Clara University, a BS Business from Roger Williams University, an AS Computer Science from Community College of RI, and a Certificate in Data Processing from the Institute for Certification of Computing Processionals (ICCP). Tom also served honorably in the U.S. Army in the position of Drill Sergeant.
Tom is intrigued by the notion of providing an author’s platform that directly engages readers. One of the aspects of his novels is to include an Author’s Commentary chapter at the end of the story that clarifies the impact of the technology used in the story. He encourages readers to engage in discussions and observation on the technology referenced in his books.