BIO

Oliver Williams, C.S.C. specializes in the areas of business ethics, corporate governance, and Catholic social teaching. Williams is the editor or author of 15 books as well as numerous articles on business ethics in journals. He is the Director of the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame. A former Naval Officer, Williams earned his doctorate from Vanderbilt University and his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Notre Dame. He is a Catholic priest in the Congregation of Holy Cross. He served as Associate Provost of the University of Notre Dame from 1987-94 and is a past chair of the Social Issues Division of the Academy of Management. In 2006, he was appointed a member of the three-person Board of Directors at the United Nations Global Compact Foundation. The United Nations Global Compact is the world’s largest voluntary corporate citizenship initiative with over 5,000 businesses around the world as members.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Pastoral Theology
• Catholic Social Thought
• Business, Government, and Society
• Business Ethics
• Corporate Governance

EDUCATION

• BS, University of Notre Dame
• MS, University of Notre Dame
• Ph D, Vanderbilt University

TEACHING

• Ethics in Business (Korea)
• The Firm in Society (Korea)
• United Nations Global Compact
• Introduction to Business Ethics
• Spirituality of Work

HOMEPAGE

• www.nd.edu/~owilliam

PUBLICATIONS

"Advancing Human Rights in Developing Countries: A Voluntary Opportunity or a Moral Obligation for Business?"  Peace Forum, 28, December, 2012, 1-21.

"The Business Leader of the 21st Century: Catholic Social Teaching as a Moral Compass,"  Journal of the Labor-Pastoral Council, Archdiocese of Seoul, November, 2012, 28-48.

"Is It Possible to Have a Business Based on Solidarity and Mutual Trust? The Challenge of Catholic Social Teaching to Capitalism and the Promise of Southwest Airlines,"  Journal of Catholic Social Thought, 9, December1, 2011, 1-11.

"The Global Marketplace and the Common Good: Some Reflections,"  The 2010-2011 University of Notre Dame Forum, September, 2010, 2.

"Civilizing the Economy and Catholic Social Teaching,"  ASK MORE OF BUSINESS, May, 2010, 2.

"Peace Through Commerce: Business as a Vocation,"  ASK MORE OF BUSINESS, December17, 2009.

"Peace Through Commerce: The New Role For Business,"  ASK MORE OF BUSINESS, December4, 2009.

"The Catholic Church in Africa,"  Catholic News Service, May10, 2009, 2.

"Recasting the Bottom Line: The Role of the Principles for Responsible Management Education in Educating for Capitalism in the 21st Century,"  Praxis: Journal for Christian Business Leadership, 17, April (2nd Quarter/Spring)30, 2009, 5-10.

Book Articles and Chapters

Catholic Social Teaching: Some Implications for Business Leadership, Business Ethics: Wiley's Encyclopedia of Management ().

The United Nations Global Compact, Business Ethics, Wiley's Encyclopedia of Management ().

Business in Society: A Changing Role, Handbook of Spirituality and Business/Palgrave; ed. Laszlo Zsolnai (December2011).

Books

Corporate Social Responsibility: Sustainable Value Creation for all Stakeholders, Routledge ().

Sustainable Developement: The U.N. Millennium Development Goals, The U.N. Global Compact and The Common Good, University of Notre Dame Press ().

Peace Through Commerce: Responsible Corporate Citizenship and the Ideals of the UN Global Compact, University of Notre Dame Press (September2008).

PRESENTATIONS

Oliver F Williams, C.S.C., Ford Family Program on Human Development Studies, Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame, "Corporate Responsibility and Human Rights," (October27, 2010).

Oliver F Williams, C.S.C., Global Collaborative and Global Governance, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea, "The United Nations Global Compact: Strengths and Weaknesses," (July 2010).

Oliver F Williams, C.S.C., Korean Local Network of Companies of the UN Global Compact, Korean Local Network of the UN Global Compact, Seoul, South Korea, "Meeting the Millennium Development Goals: The Challenge for Business," (July27, 2010).

Oliver F Williams, C.S.C., Heart to Heart, Korea's Global TV, ARIRANG, Seoul, South Korea, "30 Minute TV Interview on UN Global Compact," (July13, 2010).

Oliver F Williams, C.S.C., Human Resource Managers of South Korea, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea, "What is the Social Responsibility of Business?" (July8, 2010).

Oliver F Williams, C.S.C., Notre Dame Club of Philadelphia, University of Notre Dame Alumni Assoication, St. Joseph University, Philadelphia, PA, "Recent Catholic Social Thought, The Challenge and the Promise," (December16, 2009).

Oliver F Williams, C.S.C., Net Impact Annual Meeting, Net Impact, Cornell Universilty, Ithica, New Yotk, "The Vision of the UN Global Compact," (November14, 2009).

Oliver F Williams, C.S.C., Club of 20 Presidents, Club of 20 Presidents, Elcona Country Club, Elkhart, Indiana, "Ethics and the Financial Crisis," (September25, 2009).

Oliver F Williams, C.S.C., Mendoza College of Business, Univ of Notre Dame, Sophomore Orientation, Washington Hall, Notre Dame, "The Un Global Compact and Net Impact," (August24, 2009).

Oliver F Williams, C.S.C., University of Cape Town Faculty Seminar, University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, Cape Town, South Africa, "The Role of the Principles for Responsible Management Education(PRME)," (August4, 2009).

Oliver F Williams, C.S.C., Nelson Mandela University, College of Business, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, "Ethics for Business in the 21st Century," (June11, 2009).

Oliver F Williams, C.S.C., The World Civic Forum, United Nations, Seoul, South Korea, "Educating for Capitalism in the 21st Century: The Role of the Principles for Responsible Management Education(PRME)," (May7, 2009).

Oliver F Williams, C.S.C., Can Shareholder Interests and Society's Interests Be Aligned?, UN, Millennium UN Plaza, New York City, "The Role of the UN Global Compact," (April27, 2009).

Oliver F Williams, C.S.C., Patrick E Murphy, , Notre Dame Club of Fort Wayne, University of Notre Dame Alumni Club, Fort Wayne, Indiana, "Business Ethics in the 21st Century," (March23, 2009).

Oliver F Williams, C.S.C., Dominican University Series on Globalization, Sustainabliity and U.S., Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois, "Recasting the Bottom Line," (March19, 2009).