Vanessa Williams serves as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary for Kelly, a global leader in providing strategic workforce solutions and connecting talented people to great companies, she oversees the legal, governance, investor relations, enterprise risk management, insurance, corporate security, and communication strategy teams.
Vanessa joined Kelly in 2020 with 24 years of senior legal experience at companies in the data science and information industries. She manages regulatory and legal compliance for Kelly, directs strategic legal initiatives, and provides senior management with actionable counsel. Vanessa also oversees the global legal team and manages outside counsel relationships.
Vanessa currently serves as an independent director on the boards of Horizon Bank and Horizon Bancorp, Inc. Vanessa is recipient of the Crain’s General & In-house Counsel Award for large private companies. In 2021, she was named to the EMpower Ethnic Minority Executives list, initiated by diversity and inclusion membership organization Involve.
A graduate of William and Mary Law School, Vanessa earned her MBA from Wayne State University and a Bachelor’s in Communication from the University of Alabama.
