Mr. William K. Slate II

General bio

William K. Slate II is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Arbitration Association.  Mr. Slate holds an M.B.A. degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Richmond Law School and a B.A. degree from Wake Forest University.  He has practiced and taught law and been an executive in the U.S. Court system.

Awards, Nominations and Special roles

Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities; Kappa Sigma National Scholarship/Leadership Award; Phi Theta Kappa (History Honors); Who's Who In American Law; Merit Citations from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the United States District Judges of the Fourth Circuit, the Judicial Council of the Third Circuit of the United States, the Clerks of the Federal Courts of the Third Circuit of the United States, and the Governing Council of the Virginia State Bar; International Who's Who; Sterling Who's Who; Who's Who in America; “Honra ao Merito” from the Conselho Nacional das Instituicões de Mediacão e Arbitragem in Brazil, November 2001; University of Richmond, Outstanding Alumni Award 2002 .