Whitney Williams


Whitney Williams is an American businesswoman and political candidate. In October of 2019, Williams announced her candidacy for the 2020 Montana gubernatorial election.

Early life and education

Williams is a sixth-generation Montana native. She is the daughter of the former Montana Senate Majority Leader Carol Williams and former Congressman Pat Williams. The Washington Post has referred to the Williams family as the “first family of Montana politics.”
Williams earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Montana where she studied Political Science, Forestry, and Native American studies.

Career

She then worked in the Clinton Administration, first as an intern, and then as Trips Director for First Lady Hillary Clinton. Williams later served as Finance Co-Chair in Washington for the Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign. Williams is a Democrat.
In 2001, she joined Casey Family Programs and helped establish the $600 million Marguerite Casey Foundation. Since 2003, Williams has served as Founder and CEO of williamsworks, a Montana-based consultancy agency. The firm has provided strategic services to non-profit, philanthropic, and corporate clients, including Toms Shoes, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Nike Foundation, the Wikimedia Foundation, and Thorn.
Williams is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Philanthropy

She previously served on the Board of Trustees for the Glacier National Park Fund, the Boards of Directors for City Year Seattle and . In 2010, Williams co-founded Eastern Congo Initiative with Ben Affleck and serves on the Board as Vice-Chair.