Scott Williams

Scott Williams is the president and CEO of Discovery Park of America in Union City, Tennessee. Previously, he served as president and COO of the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Williams earned his degree in journalism from the University of Memphis. He then held positions at several advertising agencies and other organizations, including ServiceMaster, Inc., Baptist Memorial Health Care and Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.

He has served on the board of the Washington, D.C. chapter of the American Advertising Federation and on the board of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. He is currently on the Tennessee Tourism Committee of the Department of Tourist Development for the State of Tennessee, the boards of the Obion County Chamber of Commerce and Hospitality Tennessee and the advisory board of the UTM College of Business and Global Affairs.

His third book, “The Accidental Fame and Lack of Fortune of West Tennessee’s David Crockett,” was published in 2021. Williams is also the author of “An Odd Book, How the First Modern Pop Culture Reporter Conquered New York” and “The Forgotten Adventures of Richard Halliburton: A High-Flying Life from Tennessee to Timbuktu.”