James A Williams, PhdJames Williams retired as a U. S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive and Chief of Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces world-wide. His career management positions included Chief of Intelligence, Chief of International Law Enforcement Training, International Mobile Unit Chief, US Country Attaché to the Caribbean and Senior Drug Policy Advisor to the Central Intelligence Agency. These assignments necessitated work in Africa, Europe, Asia, South America and the Caribbean. He has held the highest US Government security clearances including Crypto with the US State Department and Top Secret with the US Justice Department.

In addition to his vast experience as a law enforcement senior executive, investigator and instructor, he served as an Adjunct Professor at Rowan University in Glassboro New Jersey, teaching police policy, practice and procedure-related subjects as well as subjects on American Corrections Policy, Practices and Procedures.

Mr. Williams graduated from the New Jersey State Police Academy at West Trenton, NJ and served as a State Highway Patrolman until recruited by the Burlington Township Police Department. During his tenure in Burlington County he held the ranks of Lieutenant, Captain and acting Chief of Police. He served as the Assistant Director of the Burlington County Regional Police Academy and Chief Police Instructor with lateral duties teaching Police Policy, Practice and Procedure, firearms use and self defense courses as mandated by the State Police Training Commission.

As a proven Police Administator, Mr. Williams was recruited to initiate and develop the campus police force at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey in Pomona, NJ. During this process Williams served as the college's first Director of Public Safety and Security. He formulated and administered department rules and regulations, campus traffic regulations, operational law enforcement policies and procedures, recruited, trained and administered the operations of the initial campus police force.

Mr. Williams was recruited by the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration as a Special Agent. He was immediately assigned to the USDOJ Organized Crime Strike Force. Williams conducted undercover operations throughout the United States enabling him to penetrate the infrastructure of the nationally organized crime movement of "Black Incorporated". This Organized Crime Strike Force investigation, code named "Operation Oxalic", resulted in the arrests and convictions of targeted top level drug kingpins in eight states as well as Italy and Jamaica.

As a security consultant, he provided training seminars in executive protection as well as security training seminars for police and private security personnel assigned protective and security duties at the Summer Olympic Games held in Atlanta, Georgia.

Subsequent to his retirement from the USDOJ, he was recruited by the New York Yankees baseball organization to serve as the Director of Team Operations. Mr. Williams created, implemented and managed the unique Adverse Incident Prevention Program. This security based program effectively identified, diffused and prevented situations that could have adversely affected team personnel, their productivity and the organization's professional image. This one-year shake-of-the-hands contract with team owner George Steinbrenner lasted for over three years of Divisional and World Series Championships, incident-free.

Mr. Williams has appeared as a consultant on Police Policy, Practice and Procedure on Philadelphia's It's Your Call with Lynn Doyle, on CN8. He was featured as a guest speaker on radio station WURD as an expert on Police Policy, Practice and Procedure. An article on Mr. Williams has appeared in the SNJ Business People.

His expert opinions have been a feature in wrongful death decisions on the state appellate court.

He has also served as a Pharmaceutical Company Consultant for Security and Diversion Control at Interpharm, Inc., Happauge, NY.

Mr. Williams completed undergraduate studies in Sociology at Western Illinois State University in Macomb, Illinois (then Western Illinois State College). Specialized training was completed at the National Institute of Training (NTI) in Washington, DC and included courses in Criminal Law, Advanced Investigation Techniques, Orgainzed Crime, White Collar Crime, Financial Investigations, Conspiracy Law, Internal Security, Orgainizational Security, Personnel Management and Budget Development Control.

Professional Organization Memberships (Past and Present)

  • American Society of Criminology
  • American Society of Industrial Security
  • International Association of Chiefs of Police
  • Society of Black Belts of America (Life Member) NIDAN
  • Commissioner, Human Relations Council of Camden County NJ
  • National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
  • Association of Former Federal Narcotics Agents
  • American Bar Association (Criminal Justice Committee)
  • American Association for Justice
  • Round Table Consulting, Inc.
  • American College of Forensic Examiners Institute