Primary Job Title Chairman, CEO & President Primary Organization 
HT Hackney
Location Johnson City, Tennessee, United States Regions Southern US Gender Male Also Known As William Sansom, Bill Sansom
William B. Sansom is an American business executive and former state government official who was Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority. He headed 2 agencies for the state of Tennessee and is currently Chief Executive Officer for the H.T. Hackney Company, a grocery wholesaler that is one of the largest private companies in the state of
Tennessee. Born in 1941 in Johnson City, Tennessee he attended West High School in Knoxville; after briefly serving in the United States Marine Corps he received a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from The Citadel in 1964 were he served as Regimental Commander of the Corps of Cadets and Commander of the Summerall Guards.
