Dr. Jamie Williams, CEO and former NFL player, to give Martin Luther King Jr. Day talk at Concordia

Concordia University, Nebraska recently announced that Dr. Jamie Williams will be one of three guest speakers visiting campus during the spring semester. Williams is scheduled as this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day speaker and will give his talk in Weller Chapel at 7 p.m. on January 28.  

Williams is a twelve-season former NFL player and Superbowl winner who formerly served the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as its Associate Athletic Director of Leadership, Student Athlete Recruitment and Diversity Initiatives. He is also the President and CEO of Team81 Inc., a corporation that provides IT services for government agencies. 

Williams has also exercised his extensive creative talents as an actor in and advisor for the pro football film Any Given Sunday with Al Pacino and Oliver Stone. Other accomplishments include creating a team that launched an NCAA Athletic program at the Academy of Art University, collaborating with colleagues to launch the Bulgarian Entrepreneurial Center in Sofia and Varna and working as an entrepreneur.  

Williams’ talk at Concordia Nebraska will synthesize perspectives from his experiences as a professional football player, an entrepreneur and a leader. With core ideologies including ethical leadership, teamwork, mindfulness, reverse accountability and strategic flexibility, he will speak to students, faculty and staff about how they can incorporate important skills into their lives.  

Williams' talk is part of the "Looking Beyond" Speaker Series, made possible through an ongoing donation from the Martin and Regina Maehr family. The series aims to introduce students to a wide variety of guest speakers and perspectives. 

Concordia University, Nebraska provides students, faculty and staff with various opportunities for personal growth and enrichment outside of the classroom. The university frequently hosts guest speakers and presenters with unique knowledge bases and skill sets, allowing members of the Concordia community to gain new perspectives on pertinent topics. Learn more about Concordia’s promises here.