Robert Sanders Williams is Vice President-Research & Innovation at The University of California, San Francisco, Professor at Duke University, Member of National Academy of Medicine (United States), Member of Association of American Physicians, Member of American Society for Clinical Investigation and Member of Western Association of Physicians and on the board of 8 other companies.

In his past career Dr. Williams occupied the position of President of Association of University Cardiologists, Senior Vice Chancellor at Duke University Medical Center, Director at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Member-Governing Board at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore and Vice Chancellor at Duke University School of Medicine.

He received an undergraduate degree from Princeton University and a doctorate from Duke University.