William Edwards

International Strategy & Programs, Boeing Global Engagement

 

William joined Boeing’s Global Engagement team in November 2011. He is primarily responsible for the strategy and execution of the company’s charitable partnerships in 50 countries outside the United States. William is also Boeing’s primary staffer for humanitarian relief and disaster response efforts, and has helped define and inform Boeing’s enterprise-wide citizenship efforts towards the military and veteran community during his seven years in Chicago.

He is a former Captain in the U.S. Army, and is a combat veteran of the war in Iraq as well as three other combat zone deployments in both the active and reserve components. Prior to joining The Boeing Company, William served on the policy staff of U.S. Senator Jim Webb of Virginia, with primary responsibility for the Senator’s 2007 legislation that was enacted as the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill in 2008. He served as a member of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Advisory Council on Veterans’ Affairs from 2012 to 2015.

William lives in Chicago with his wife Anna and their two daughters and is an avid bicycle racer, commuter, and enthusiast.