Dana L. Williams is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation (DESC), the fiscal and administrative agent for workforce in the city of Detroit. She is responsible for overseeing system operations, representing the workforce perspective across various settings, and providing a data-based foundation for the Mayor of Detroit’s Workforce Development Board.
Williams’ progressive career includes experience in Human Resources, corporate social responsibility, foundation giving, legislative advocacy, community outreach, education, sales, marketing, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. She has successfully led strategic initiatives in various industries, including energy and utilities, aerospace and defense, professional services, nonprofit, and public education.
Williams believes in serving the community, especially Detroiters, as evidenced by her leadership in The Links, Inc., United Way of Southeastern Michigan, the City of Detroit Civil Service Commission, the Detroit Society of Human Resource Management, the Michigan Diversity Council, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and the New Paradigm Loving Glazer Academies Charter School Board.
Williams is a graduate of the University of Michigan, Walsh College, and the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Leadership Detroit Class XLI.