David K. Williams

David Williams is Chief Executive Officer of Fishbowl, the #1 provider of manufacturing and warehouse management software for QuickBooks users and asset tracking solution for large enterprises. Under David’s leadership, Fishbowl has achieved numerous awards for extraordinary growth and is one of Utah’s most successful businesses. Fishbowl is employee-owned and has made a commitment to not only pursue excellence for their employees but to also support humanitarian efforts through the Courage Above Mountains (CAM) Foundation, named for his son Cameron. The organization provides business incubation space and digital learning programs for small businesses in the Utah community, as well as providing learning, health and enrichment services to underserved individuals in the U.S. and abroad.

David empowers employees and encourages them to take risks and try new things. It is this unique leadership skill that transformed a small, struggling software company into the industry leader Fishbowl has become. Fishbowl has won dozens of awards for its growth from Inc. 500/5000, Deloitte, Red Herring, Smart 25, Utah Business, MWCN and more. David was honored as one of vSpring Capital’s Top 100 Venture Capital Entrepreneurs in 2011, 2012 and 2014 and was also awarded the Excellence in Leadership award at Utah Valley University’s Woodbury School of Business convocation ceremony in 2014. This award honors a national leader who is recognized within his or her chosen profession, and whose body of professional work is an excellent example for students in the Woodbury School of Business.

David serves as the President of the Woodbury School of Business National Advisory Council at Utah Valley University. In this role, he mentors business students, offers career advice, and prepares young entrepreneurs to succeed in the business world. He also serves on the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Board of Directors and recently became a Trustee for the Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. Prior to joining Fishbowl, David has served on a number of companies’ boards of directors and was CEO of Franklin Quest Canada, and later Managing Director of First Things First, a division of Covey Leadership.