William Nixon, MBA, VCA, VCO

William R. Nixon III is a senior public-sector finance executive with more than a decade of experience leading complex financial, budgetary and governance functions within Virginia state government and affiliated nonprofit entities. He currently serves as Senior Director of Finance for the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, providing strategic financial leadership across a public-private organizational structure that includes a state agency, a 501(c)(3) foundation and an educational trust.

In this capacity, Nixon oversees enterprise-wide financial strategy, long-range financial planning, investment management, audit coordination, internal controls and executive- and board-level reporting. He is recognized for strengthening governance and control frameworks, modernizing financial operations and presenting complex financial and risk information in a clear, decision-oriented manner. His tenure with the Foundation includes leadership of multimillion-dollar operating and capital budgets, implementation of financial systems and the development of forecasting and risk-management tools that support long-term fiscal sustainability and stewardship.

Nixon holds a Master of Business Administration from the College of William & Mary’s Mason School of Business, where he graduated summa cum laude, and a bachelor’s degree in finance from Longwood University. He is a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and a Virginia Contracting Officer and has published peer-reviewed research in corporate finance. Beyond his professional responsibilities, Nixon is actively engaged in family life with his wife and two young children and contributes to his community through volunteer service, Freemasonry and his church.