Joined RVA757 Connects: 2023

Darrell K. Williams, a retired U.S. Army three-star General, took office as the 13th president of Hampton University on July 1, 2022, 39 years after graduating from this Historically Black University with a bachelor’s degree.

President Williams joined Hampton in 2022 from Leidos, the Fortune 250 technology company where he served as the global organization’s United Kingdom vice president and managing director of the U.K. Ministry of Defense Logistics Commodities and Services Transformation (LCST) program, providing global logistical support to U.K. military forces.

President Williams retired from the U.S. Army in 2020 as director of the United States Department of Defense Logistics Agency, providing global logistics support to U.S. military forces.

He is a strategic leader, business executive, and educator, whose focus for Hampton University is delivering an unparalleled higher education experience to its students.