American attorney, president of the Pittsburgh Pirates
Travis Williams is an American attorney and sports front office executive. He is the president of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball .
Williams is from Indianapolis , Indiana . He earned his bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University and his Juris Doctor from the Duquesne University School of Law .[ 1] He was a partner at the law firm Reed Smith , and served as outside counsel for the Pirates.[ 2] He joined the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) in 2008, becoming chief operating officer in 2011.[ 3] He left the Penguins to become the president of business operations for the NHL's New York Islanders in 2018.[ 4] Williams succeeded Frank Coonelly as president of the Pirates in October 2019.[ 5]
Williams and his wife, Nikki, have six children.[ 2]
References
^ DiPaola, Jerry (October 28, 2019). "New Pirates president Travis Williams eager 'to crack the code' " . Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Retrieved December 1, 2019 .
^ a b Berry, Adam (October 28, 2019). "Travis Williams named Pirates president | Pittsburgh Pirates" . Mlb.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019 .
^ "Travis Williams, Penguins chief operating officer, leaving to join Islanders | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" . Post-gazette.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019 .
^ "Travis Williams hired by Islanders to run business operations" . Newsday. November 29, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2019 .
^ "Travis Williams brings fresh perspective to Pirates' president role | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" . Post-gazette.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019 .
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