Ray Williams provides executive coaching, speaking and professional consultations services worldwide. He has over 35 years’ experience as a Superintendent of Schools, CEO, senior HR executive, management consultant, trainer, executive coach, professional speaker and author. He has received his undergraduate and graduate training in History, English, Psychology and Organizational Leadership. He is a Certified Master Executive Coach and Certified Hypnotherapist.
Ray is currently President and CEO of Ray Williams Associates, an executive coaching firm based in Vancouver, providing coaching and mentoring to executives in the public and private sectors worldwide. He also is an associate of Virtus Inc., a leadership development company based in Vancouver.
Ray is past president of the International Coach Federation in Vancouver, and held several board positions professional associations in North America. In addition, he has served as a director and Vice-Chair for the Vancouver Board of Trade and director for several community organizations.
Ray’s clients have included Fortune 500 companies, the Best Managed Companies in Canada, and dozens of small businesses and entrepreneurial start-ups. Ray has been recognized as one of the top C-Suite coaches in Canada.
Ray has written extensively about leadership, the workplace, organizations, personal development, and social issues including two books on leadership; contributed to several books organizational issues; a novel and screenplay; and been interviewed or written articles for national publications and the media such asThe Financial Post, The Washington Post, Entrepreneur, The Globe and Mail, the Vancouver Sun, USA Today andInc., and online media such as Psychology Today, Fulfillment Daily, Business.com and Medium.He has written two previous books on leadership, The Leadership Edge,and was a contributing author to Ready, Aim, Influence. In addition, he has written a novel, Dragon Tamer.
His latest book,Eye of the Storm: How Mindful Leaders Can Transform Chaotic Workplaces, which looks at how mindful leaders can make a big difference to organizational success and employee well being.
Beyond his professional training and experience, Ray brings his insights into human behavior, having been born and raised in Hong Kong, where his family were imprisoned for four years by the Japanese in WWII, which allows him a unique perspective on overcoming adversity, and sustaining a positive outlook.