Primary Job Title Founder & Chairman Primary Organization 
Computer Services (CSI)
Location Paducah, Kentucky, United States Regions Southern US Gender Male
Website www.aaswebsolutions.com X (Twitter) View on X
CSI chairman and member of the CSI Executive Committee, John Williams was named executive director of CSI in 1965, president and CEO in 1968, and chairman of the board in 1979. He served as chairman of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Louisville Branch for three years; is a founder and former president of the Association of
Financial Technology (AFT); and former chairman of CUBE (The Burroughs Computer Users).
In 2004, he was named Distinguished Citizen by the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce. In 2006, he received the Governor's Technology Award as the individual who most deserved to be recognized as a leader in technology innovation in Kentucky. Williams was the first-ever recipient of Murray State University's Telecommunications Systems Management Department’s Entrepreneurship Award, and the university further honored him by naming the award the John A. Williams Entrepreneurship Award. In 2009, John was the recipient of the Dr. Gene Wells Ray Telecommunications Systems Management (TSM) Lifetime Achievement Award and was inducted into the University of Kentucky's Gatton College of Business and Economics Hall of Fame.
Also in 2009, the Paducah Area Chamber presented him the Summit Award for leadership in education and poverty. He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky. Currently, John is serving on the Governor's Tax Reform Commission and serving as co-chair for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Leadership Institute for School Principals.
