Pamela Williams is Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs and Corporate Secretary for Broadcast Music, Inc. In her capacity as Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs, Williams oversees a wide variety of legal work for BMI. She manages infringement and arbitration processes; supports licensing efforts by negotiating and drafting individual and industry-wide licenses with media licensees, including cable networks and systems, satellite, pay-per-view and VOD, as well as BMI’s “general” licenses for individual license markets and venues, including restaurants, hotels, fitness centers, background music services, symphony orchestras, major league sports teams, and concert promoters; and manages the Company’s state legislative matters. In addition, she also serves as Corporate Secretary for the BMI Board of Directors.

Williams joined BMI in October 2000 as Director in the Business Affairs division of the Licensing department. She was promoted to Senior Director in 2004, to Executive Director in 2008, and to Assistant Vice President in 2009. Williams was appointed Corporate Secretary in 2011, and was promoted to Vice President in 2014. In 2017, Williams transferred from BMI’s Licensing department to the Legal department to further support the legal functions of the Company. Prior to joining BMI, Williams worked as an attorney in the Litigation practice of the Legal Department at Time Warner Inc. where she handled a variety of litigation matters for Time Warner, the Warner Music Group, and the Six Flags theme parks. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Mount Holyoke College, and her Juris Doctor from Albany Law School of Union University.  

Williams is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, and the District of Columbia Bar Association. She is also a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and Women in Music.