Courtney Williams

Courtney is the CEO of Torsh, an education technology company that seeks to drive gains in student success by improving instructional effectiveness and the founder and CEO of Upriver Solutions, a recruitment, upskilling and placement company that is focused on placing diverse candidates from underrepresented backgrounds in business oriented tech jobs. Prior to Upriver and Torsh, Courtney served in a number of senior executive roles at Interactive One, a wholly owned subsidiary of Radio One, and at AOL Time Warner. While at AOL, he was responsible for structuring and negotiating cross-brand marketing agreements with the AOL Time Warner family of brands, as well as leading AOL’s e-commerce initiatives in the financial services and insurance categories. Before joining AOL, he was an associate in the New York offices of Loeb & Loeb, an entertainment law firm. Courtney is a graduate of Columbia Law School and Oberlin College where he received a bachelor of arts degree in politics. He resides in New Orleans with his wife and three children.