Brian Williams

​Brian R. Williams is the federal affairs director at Sutherland Institute, where he helps coordinate the Institute’s efforts in Washington, D.C. As the founder of Independent Strategies LLC, he specializes in educating policymakers to solve public policy challenges.

Brian’s background includes serving as Legislative Director for the National Center for Policy Analysis and the Benjamin Rush Institute, as well as leadership roles at other national societies and companies. His experience includes working in the U.S. Congress for Rep. James Hansen, Sen. Dirk Kempthorne, Rep. Jay Dickey, and Rep. Richard Stallings.

Brian holds a degree in political science from BYU and lives in the Washington, D.C. suburbs with his family, where he enjoys cheering for the Washington Nationals.