Rob Williams serves as director of Investor Relations, with responsibility for developing and executing Dell's global investor communications plan in conjunction with senior management and global corporate communications. The plan includes quarterly earnings, industry conferences worldwide, a large-scale analyst conference, on-site investor visits and an annual shareholder meeting. Rob leads various strategic research projects and a broad competitive analysis function supporting Dell's Executive Leadership Team. Mr. Williams also provides guidance regarding Dell's operating results and business strategies to global institutional investors and sell-side securities analysts.
Mr. Williams has 15 years experience in the capital markets and technology industry. His career with Dell began in 1992 as a foreign currency analyst in Corporate Treasury. In 1994, he worked as a pricing and competitive intelligence analyst in Dell's Consumer and Small Business segment before joining the Investor Relations team in 1995. Rob earned a master of science in finance from Texas A&M University and a bachelor of business administration in management from the University of Texas.
Outside Dell, Rob serves on the board of the Austin-San Antonio chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute. Rob also serves on the board of the Austin Children's Museum, where he is treasurer and a member of the executive committee.