Deborah Williams ’06

Client Operations Manager, Bernstein Private Wealth Management
BA 2006, Rice University

Get to Know Deborah

Executive Biography

Deborah Williams received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Rice and remains active in the Rice community as committee chair of the Rice Alumni of Houston. She is an assistant vice president and client operations manager at Bernstein Private Wealth Management in Houston, where she partners with financial advisors to support private clients through personalized wealth planning and investment strategies. Before joining Bernstein in 2018, Williams held management roles in both the health care and food service industries. An active member of the Junior League of Houston, she volunteers her time with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center.

What part of serving on the ARA Board are you most excited about?

I am excited to spend time with a group of like-minded people passionate about improving the entire Rice experience from O-Week to their 50th Reunion and beyond!

What is your favorite “Only at Rice” memory or story?

Dr. Hebl's class! Before I signed up for her class to meet a graduation social sciences requirement, I had never considered psychology to be an interest, let alone a major. Her class and research really broadened and challenged my perspective of the world.

If you could give one piece of advice to Rice students, what would it be?

Get involved and participate! I know we take studying very seriously at Rice, but the relationships and networks formed during these brief college years are what will be most remembered twenty years later.