Dantaya Williams

Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer RTX

Last Reviewed: October 3, 2026

Executive Summary

Dantaya Williams has been Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of RTX since June 2020, the month the company was formed by the merger of United Technologies and Raytheon. She leads global human resources for a workforce of more than 180,000, covering talent development, culture, employee and labor relations, total rewards and employee experience. She came up through United Technologies, holding talent, engagement and labor relations roles in its Carrier division, and has 25 years of human resources experience. She has held the role since the merger, leading human resources through the integration of the two companies.

Career Highlights

• Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of RTX since June 2020.
• Human resources roles in talent, engagement and labor relations at Carrier, then part of United Technologies.
• Board member of FIRST and NAF; advisory board of Michigan State University’s School of Human Resources and Labor Relations.

Professional Journey

Williams earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s in labor relations and human resources at Michigan State University. She joined United Technologies and held numerous human resources positions in its Carrier division, including in talent, engagement and labor relations, according to her RTX biography.

In June 2020, as United Technologies merged with Raytheon Company to form Raytheon Technologies, she became executive vice president and chief human resources officer, the role she still holds at what is now RTX. She is responsible for the global human resources function and the company’s people strategy, including talent development, culture, employee and labor relations, total rewards and employee experience. RTX operates three businesses, Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon, and employs more than 180,000 people, according to the company.

Outside RTX she serves on the boards of FIRST, the youth robotics and STEM organization, and NAF, and is a member of the advisory board of Michigan State University’s School of Human Resources and Labor Relations.

Education

Michigan State University

Bachelor’s degree, Psychology

Michigan State University

Master’s degree, Labor Relations and Human Resources