{"id":104,"date":"2025-10-06T13:35:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/president\/?page_id=104"},"modified":"2025-10-06T13:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:35:07","slug":"ahmad-williams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/president\/university-leadership\/ahmad-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahmad Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"photoAhmad Williams<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Associate Vice President and Chief Business Officer
\n<\/span><\/em>awilliams1@saintpeters.edu<\/a>
\n(201) 761-7426<\/em><\/p>\n

Ahmad Williams serves as the Associate Vice President and Chief Business Officer at Â鶹´«Ã½AVPeter\u2019s University, where he plays a key leadership role as a member of the President\u2019s Cabinet. A Jersey City native who attended Â鶹´«Ã½AVPeter\u2019s Prep, Ahmad returned to his hometown in 2019 to help guide the University\u2019s financial and operational strategy with a focus on transparency, innovation, and long-term sustainability. In his role, he provides leadership and oversight for the University\u2019s Finance, Human Resources, and Payroll departments while also managing the budgeting, financial planning, forecasting, and resource allocation functions for the University\u2019s academic and administrative divisions, ensuring that institutional resources are managed effectively and are in alignment with the University\u2019s mission, strategic priorities, and student-centered values.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since joining Â鶹´«Ã½AVPeter\u2019s, Ahmad has led major initiatives to modernize the University\u2019s financial systems, streamline budget development and forecasting processes, and strengthen reporting and accountability practices. His leadership has been instrumental in advancing cross-departmental collaboration, developing multi-year financial models, and implementing operational improvements that enhance both fiscal discipline and organizational efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ahmad\u2019s career spans more than two decades across higher education and the private sector. Prior to joining Â鶹´«Ã½AVPeter\u2019s, he served as Assistant Vice President for Budget, Financial Planning and Analysis at the University, and previously held senior financial leadership positions at the University of Maryland Global Campus, where he managed a $500 million operating budget and introduced new models for multi-year planning and performance management. Earlier in his career, Ahmad began on Wall Street as an NYSE Equities Trader for Goldman Sachs, gaining foundational expertise in capital markets, risk analysis, and financial modeling.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ahmad holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Morgan State University. Deeply committed to servant leadership, Ahmad is passionate about mentoring staff, fostering professional growth, and strengthening the culture of collaboration and excellence that defines the Â鶹´«Ã½AVPeter\u2019s community.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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