Valerie M. Williams

Ms. Williams is a former Southwest Assurance Managing Partner for EY, a position she had held from 2006 to 2016. She joined EY in 1981 and has over 35 years of audit and public accounting experience, serving numerous global and multi-location companies in various industries. Ms. Williams held several senior leadership positions at EY and served on multiple strategic committees, including the firm’s Partner Advisory Council, Inclusiveness Council, Audit Innovation Taskforce and the Diversity Taskforce. In addition, Ms. Williams is a director, Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Reserves Committee of Devon Energy Corporation, a leading oil and gas producer in the U.S., and a director, Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Corporate Governance Committee of DTE Energy Co., a diversified energy company involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services. Ms. Williams also serves as Trustee of a number of funds in the Franklin Templeton Funds family. In addition, Ms. Williams served as a director of WPX Energy Inc. from 2018 until its merger with Devon Energy Corporation in January 2021.