Scott H. Williamson became senior vice president of acquisitions and corporate Development in 1998. His responsibilities include corporate development, planning, and directing the acquisition initiatives of TDS’s business units, U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom. Williamson joined TDS in 1995 as vice president of acquisitions. Williamson came to TDS from FMC Corporation, where he was vice president of corporate development. Prior to that, he was vice president of acquisitions and development for Itel Corporation. Williamson began his career as special assistant to the chairman at Northwest Industries, where he participated in the restructuring and eventual sale of the company in 1985. Williamson is a member of the Executive Council of the International Engineering Consortium. He is also a member of the Economic Club of Chicago and its Telecommunications and Information Technology Subcommittee. Williamson holds a PhD in finance from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, and a BS in engineering and BA in economics from Princeton University.