Jack F. Williams is a tenured Full Professor at Georgia State University College of Law and the Center for Middle East Studies in Atlanta, Georgia. He teaches and/or conducts research in the areas of bankruptcy and business reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, governance, forensic accounting, remedies, corporate finance, capital markets, counterterrorism, intelligence & national security, taxation, admiralty, and archaeology. Jack has written over 18 books and book chapters and 200 articles and essays.
Jack is the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors Scholar in Residence. He also served as the inaugural Robert M. Zinman American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Scholar in Residence in 2001 and returned to that post in 2008. In 2009, Jack was recognized by the ABI with its Annual Service Award (2009). Additionally, he served as the tax advisor for the National Bankruptcy Review Commission (NBRC) and chair of the Tax Advisory Committee of the NBRC. He is a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy and the Bankruptcy Policy Institute at St. John’s University School of Law.
In 2022, Jack was recognized with two prestigious honors for his commitment to pro bono services. He was honored with the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Inaugural Faculty Award – Pro Bono for his work with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and ESG/DEI initiatives. Additionally, Jack was honored by the president of the United States with the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for pro bono work for the Coast Guard Auxiliary in life-saving and boating safety in the U.S. He was also recognized for his work in supporting HBCUs and his work with the Georgia Department of Human Services focusing on foster children care, aging care, and the protection and support of the homeless and hungry to build a better community and country.
Jack has a BA in Economics from the University of Oklahoma, a JD (High Honors) from the George Washington University National Law Center, and a PhD in Archaeology from the University of Leicester. He presently serves on the Board of the Department of Human Services for the State of Georgia.