J.D. Williams, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Zoetis
J.D. Williams, Ph.D. is Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Zoetis, the world’s largest animal health company. In his role, he leads a global team of enterprise data platform and AI professionals in support of the company’s strategic priority to Power the Business Through Digital Solutions and Data Insights. J.D. joined Zoetis in 2021 and brings 20+ years of experience leading statistics and data science organizations and efforts at Eli Lilly, Dow AgroSciences, JP Morgan Chase, and GE.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics education and a master’s degree in statistics from Brigham Young University, and a Ph.D. degree in statistics from Virginia Tech. On a personal note, J.D. is fluent in Spanish, he and his wife have 5 children, he has competed in multiple Ironman triathlons and Boston marathons, and he is a former competitive ballroom dancer.
