Consultant

One of the greatest aspects of our nation’s recent history is the work that all sorts of organizations, companies, and institutions are doing to strenuously and ethically grapple with their complicated pasts.  Gone, thankfully, are the days of saying “that’s just the way it was back then” (oftentimes, it wasn’t), or “it was so long ago that we can’t do anything about it today (generally, we can).  Instead, entities around the country and around the world are showing tremendous resolve by willingly investigating, acknowledging, and working to repair and reconcile their long-past actions promoting enslavement, inequality, or oppression.  

Connor Williams has been privileged to serve as a facilitator and consultant for many such enterprises. From educational institutions like Yale University or Sewanee: The University of the South to government entities like the Department of Defense, to private firms like the Jessie Ball du Pont Fund, Williams has emerged as a leader in researching and consulting on complicated legacies, and advising on what ethical reconciliation may really look like.  In doing so, he focuses on both the historical nuance that best explains these complex pasts, and the moral philosophy that directs ethical acknowledgement, reconciliation, and repair.  Williams’ consulting ranges from one-off meetings with trustees and governing boards to multi-year projects, directing large scale research and reconciliation efforts.