A technologist who has worked with Fortune 500 companies and federal agencies is taking on public radio. Dave Williams is the first Chief Technology Officer at Public Media Infrastructure, charged with building the systems stations will need when satellite distribution sunsets.
Williams brings 20 years of experience leading digital and infrastructure transformation across media, financial services, healthcare, aerospace, and energy. His architecture expertise spans networking, security, data privacy, regulatory compliance, cloud computing, AI, and data services.
He has served as an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, built new service offerings as a Director at RSM, and led cloud and cybersecurity practices at New Light Tech. His enterprise transformation work includes projects for LPL Financial, Boeing/Jeppesen, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the US Navy.
Williams will drive PMI’s mission to move public media toward a shared, scalable digital infrastructure built around the needs of local stations. With satellite distribution scheduled to sunset in 2028, he is responsible for evaluating, designing, and integrating the operational systems that can support digital transformation and give stations a new technological foundation.
PMI is an independent nonprofit formed by American Public Media Group, PRX, New York Public Radio, the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, and the Station Resource Group, funded through a five-year, $47 million grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, one of the last awarded before CPB lost its federal funding.
PMI CEO Jeannie Ericson stated, “PMI’s goal is ambitious and urgent…Dave pairs broad, at-scale architectural vision with real technical depth and a genuine passion for the public media mission. He understands what it takes to build a foundation for a federated system of independent stations, and I can’t think of a better leader for this work.”
PMI Chief Technology Officer Dave Williams remarked, “I am incredibly excited to join PMI at this inflection point for the public media system. Moments of disruption can become opportunities for innovation with the right vision, a smart application of technology, and a genuine commitment to collaboration. I’m honored to be a part of helping the public media industry to meet this moment and to partner with stations to do the necessary work to preserve and further their service to their local communities.”
