Ms. Williams is a senior director of technology for Marriott International. She is an experienced marketing and technology executive. Prior to joining Marriott, Marie held digital and marketing positions at Hilton Worldwide, Capital One Financial and Ford Motor Company in the United States and Europe.  Ms. Williams graduated  USCB in 1989 with a B.A. in Economics and went on to earn an MBA in Marketing and Finance and an MA in International Studies from the Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania. She was elected a trustee of the UC Santa Barbara Foundation in June 2013. She served on the Alumni Association Board of Directors and as an EAP Ambassador. She is currently Co-Chair of the Washington DC Regional Leadership Committee for UC Santa Barbara.