Courtney Williams was born in Jamaica, grew up in New York City  and now lives in New Orleans. He received his bachelor’s degree in Government, with Honors, from Oberlin College in 1992 and his law degree from Columbia Law School in 1995. As a seasoned tech executive, Mr Williams got his start in the tech industry at AOL where he served in several senior roles including VP, Business Development, AOL Europe, VP, Business Development, AOL Inc., and Legal Counsel, AOL Inc. After AOL, he went on to help launch Interactive One LLC, a subsidiary of Radio One, Inc., as its SVP of  Development & Strategy. 

He is currently the Founder and CEO of Torsh Inc., a New Orleans based education technology company that provides a leading coaching and professional learning platform to educators in K12 and early education settings. Courtney has been a board member of the Johns Hopkins School of Education National Advisory Council since 2015, a board member of YouthForce NOLA since 2018 and a member and former monarch of Krewe De Nieux since 2017. Mr. Williams is also engaged in a number of other projects that are focused on increasing diversity in tech and reducing the wealth gap that exists between the black and white communities in New Orleans.