Speaker's Profile

Dr. Wes Williams is vice president and chief information officer at WellPower, Denver’s community mental health center. As WellPower’s CIO, Wes oversees IT infrastructure, enterprise applications, business intelligence, and evaluation and research for the organization. Wes has been repeatedly recognized for excellence in technology leadership: a 2020 Denver Business Journal C-Suite Award, the 2020 Colorado CIO of the Year Corporate ORBIE, and finalist for the Colorado Technology Association’s 2023 APEX Award for CIO of the Year. Wes has been a licensed psychologist in Colorado since 2005. As a young clinician learning to practice therapy, Wes struggled to keep up with clinical documentation requirements. These early career struggles inspired Wes to shift from clinical practice to health IT, building systems to better support clinicians in the behavioral health system. Wes graduated with a bachelor’s degree and honors in psychology from Stanford University. He earned his master’s degree and doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Outside of WellPower, Wes serves as chair of the board of directors for Prime Health, a non-profit organization that fosters innovation to improve the health of underserved communities. Wes previously served six years (2018-2024) on Colorado’s eHealth Commission, advising the governor’s office on its health IT infrastructure investments and representing behavioral health interests. To support his own well-being, he enjoys mountain biking, gravel biking, snowboarding, and coaching ultimate Frisbee.