Dr. Susan G. Williams
Professor of Management
Dr. Susan Williams is a professor of management in The Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business. Her teaching interests include negotiation, decision making, continuous improvement, and strategic thinking. Dr. Williams came to Belmont in 1989 and has served the university in several capacities, most recently as Vice President of Administration and Planning before returning to the classroom full-time in 2001. She holds B.S. and M.A. degrees from East Tennessee State University; her Ph.D. is from the University of Georgia.
After receiving her Ph.D., Dr. Williams taught at in the University of Georgia system and at East Tennessee State. She had been a business owner and entrepreneur in Nashville for several years before coming to Belmont.
Dr. Williams is an active public speaker and consultant on topics related to management. Representative clients include SunTrust Bank, The United Methodist Church, Vanderbilt University, AAA, Disney, the Scarlett Leadership Institute, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. She served as a judge for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, a Secretary of Commerce appointment. Active in national organizations, Dr. Williams is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma and Phi Eta Sigma professional honor societies. She is on the ETSU Foundation Board of Directors, the International Storytelling Center Board of Governors, and volunteers her time for a variety of local non-profit organizations. Williams has served the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence in various capacities since its inception in 1993, most recently as a member of the Panel of Judges.
In her tenure at Belmont University, Williams has been named Most Inspirational Professor by many Massey Graduate School of Business graduating classes.
