Jon Williams Biography

Jon Williams is the CTO, of Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, a division of Kaplan, Inc. Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions is the first and leading provider of exam preparation and admissions services worldwide. Williams brings over 20 years of relevant experience to Kaplan. Most recently, he was the CTO and senior vice president of Grey Healthcare, where he managed all aspects of technology for the world’s fifth largest healthcare communications company, including the launch of the company’s e-business division. Prior to that, Williams served as a consultant and technology architect for clients including AOL Time Warner, Scholastic, Oxygen Media, and ATG. Originally from Australia, Williams has held a number of programming and project management posts overseas. He has also served in leadership positions at two Silicon Alley Web pioneers: Interactive Imaginations, one of the first Internet-based advertising companies and predecessor to 24/7 Media, and leading online music retailer N2K, later acquired by CDNow/Bertelsmann. Williams is the co-founder of the New York CTO Club professional organization and a member of Infoworld magazine’s CTO Advisory Council. He holds a B.S. in computer science from Melbourne University.