Dr. Jamie Williams is the first Director of Athletics at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, the largest and most renowned private art university in the country.

Dr. Williams is a graduate of the University of Nebraska, where he was an All-American and an All-Big Eight Conference football player, earning an undergraduate degree in Broadcast Journalism. He continued his education by completing a Masters of Science in Mass Communication from San Jose State University and receiving a Doctorate of Education in Organization and Leadership from the University of San Francisco.

He played 12 years in the National Football League as a tight end for the San Francisco 49ers, Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Raiders and St. Louis Cardinals. He won a Super Bowl championship in 1990 with the 49ers. After working with Oscar Award-winning director Oliver Stone to create the motion picture "Any Given Sunday" Dr. Williams started his production company, YMotion Media, which is focused on original sports content.

In just under four years, Dr. Williams has molded the Academy of Art University’s Athletic Department into a model program that has grown from no athletics to sponsoring 14 intercollegiate NCAA Division II sports.

Dr. Williams was raised in Davenport, Iowa, and now lives on the San Francisco Peninsula with his wife and two kids. He is a "Star Wars" and "Lord of the Rings" fan as well as an avid comic book reader and collector.