American Marketing Association Foundation elects Rutgers professor Jerome Williams chairperson

The American Marketing Association Foundation (AMAF) Board of trustees unanimously elected Rutgers professor Jerome Williams chairperson for a two-year term. Williams served on the board of trustees for 10 years and was vice chairperson for the past three years. Professor Williams is the Prudential Chair in Business and research director of The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development at Rutgers Business School.

Williams was preceded as chairperson by Dawn Lesh, president of A. Dawn Lesh international and an adjunct professor of marketing at New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business. The AMAF champions the marketing profession by encouraging excellence and investing in marketing that benefits society.