Melvin Williams

Who is Melvin Williams?

Vice Admiral Melvin G. Williams,Jr. is the former Commander, U.S. Second Fleet, Director, Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Center of Excellence. He was selected for Flag rank in 2002. He retired from the U.S. Navy in October 2010, served as a Presidential Appointee for two years as the Associate Deputy Secretary of Energy., and effective April 2013 serves as the inaugural Associate Provost for Military and Veterans Affairs at the George Washington University. He is responsible for serving and supporting GW student military members, their families, and veterans to accelerate learning opportunities and rewards, while working closely with GW senior leadership, students, alumni, and other affiliated stakeholders. Responsibilities involve providing vision, strategic and operational leadership of GW Military and Veterans Affairs to include influencing academic programs and learning administered by the Deans, collaborative leadership of GW VALOR initiatives, oversight of the GW Navy ROTC program, mentoring, outreach, and enhanced student life and career services.