Xavier Williams was raised in Washington, DC where he was raised by parents who were an educator and entrepreneur. He attended university in Pennsylvania, earning his BS degree in Business Administration and Mathematics at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and eventually an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz School of Business. He began his career in the telecommunications and technology industries and served in a number of leadership capacities over a 30-year stint at AT&T across multiple disciplines including finance, strategy, sales, product management, global operations, and human resources. In his most recent role as President of AT&T’s Public Sector and  FirstNet, Mr. Williams had profit & loss and operational responsibility for a global team of 4,000 professionals responsible for delivering solutions to federal, state, and local government agencies, colleges, universities, and K-12 schools.