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William Owens
Senior Fellow

William Owens

Member Since 2026

Biography

Founding Partner/Chairman, Prometheus Partners. Vice President/ District Manager, HNTB Corporation. Former Vice President/Area Manager, Parsons Brinkerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc; Management and Public Affairs Consultant, TRANS-ACTIONS, Inc.; Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Davis, Wright, Tremaine; President, Washington Roundtable (Seattle); General Manager, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; Administrator, Urban Mass Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; Executive Director, Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle.

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
Executive Chairman Red Bison Advisory Group Current
Former Managing Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer AEA Holdings Asia Current
Vice Chairman New York Stock Exchange, Asia Current
ice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors Nortel Networks Corporation Current
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Teledesic LLC Current
President, Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chairman Science Applications International Corporation Current
Vice Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Current
Career Officer U.S. Navy Current

Expertise

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