William M. Webster, IV

William M. Webster, IV is the co-founder and chairman of the Board for Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. and served in the White House.

He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1983 and a Bachelor of Arts in English and German from Washington & Lee University in 1979, where he graduated summa cum laude. He attended Germany’s University of Regensburg on a Fulbright Scholarship.

Mr. Webster served multiple roles in the White House, including  assistant to the president and director of scheduling and advance, where he was responsible for the coordination and planning of all presidential events with management responsibility for a staff of 25 full-time and 300 part-time employees. Also, he served as chief of staff to U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley and chief of staff for the presidential transition, where he was responsible for coordination and administration of sub-Cabinet appointments in the Clinton Administration. Previously, he was the President of Greenville-based Carabo, Inc., which at that time operated 27 Bojangles’ Chicken ‘n Biscuit restaurants in S.C.

His community activities include service as chairman of the Board of Trustees for Converse College and on the Washington and Lee University Board of Trustees, the M.D. Anderson Medical Center Board of Visitors, the Spartanburg Day School Board of Trustees, and the Liberty Fellows Board of Directors.