Dr. William U. Latham is an executive leader, educator, strategist, and leadership coach whose career has spanned higher education, consulting, entrepreneurship, and organizational transformation.

A graduate of Morehouse College, Dr. Latham earned his Ph.D. in Urban Higher Education from Jackson State University and has completed executive education at Harvard University and the Wharton School.

Over a career spanning more than 25 years, he has held executive leadership roles at Stockton University, the University of the District of Columbia, Virginia Union University, Tennessee State University, and Gallup’s Education Practice.

His work has centered on helping people and institutions translate potential into measurable outcomes. At UDC, he led a student-success transformation associated with a 29% increase in first-time student enrollment and a 13% improvement in retention, while overseeing multi-million-dollar operations and securing significant external investments. At Gallup, he advised education leaders and helped advance strengths-based leadership, entrepreneurship, and talent development, including work with the Builder Profile (BP10).

A longtime educator and mentor, Dr. Latham has taught leadership, strategy, teamwork, and new venture creation. For decades, he has helped students and emerging professionals discover their strengths, build meaningful connections, and create opportunities.

Future by Design brings these experiences together into a practical philosophy: your future is not something you simply discover—it is something you intentionally design. Through strengths-based leadership, strategic thinking, meaningful relationships, and purposeful action, Dr. Latham helps individuals transform possibility into a future that is both personally meaningful and measurably impactful.