Ron has been at Southeast Texas HFC since 1996 and has served as its Executive Director since 2001. Prior to joining SETH, he served as Deputy Executive Director and Acting Executive Director at both a state housing finance agency and a large public housing authority. In over 30 years experience in developing and implementing affordable and assisted housing programs, he has been instrumental in the development of rental assistance programs, single-family and multifamily bond issues, the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program, and federal and state housing legislation.

Mr. Williams was appointed by two state governors as a member of the Governor’s Task Force on the Homeless and served as co-chair of the Homeless Legislative Committee. Most recently, Ron has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies (NALHFA), the Texas Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies (TALHFA) and the Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers (TAAHP).

Ron attended American University in Washington, D.C. and Oklahoma City University where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science.