William Dillard

Chief Executive Officer at DILLARD'S, INC.

Net worth: 1 174 M $ as of 2026-08-30

81 year

67 connections

Technology Services

Consumer Services

Retail Trade

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William Thomas Dillard is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Dillard's, Inc. since 1967.
He is an Independent Director at Barnes & Noble, Inc. since 2013.
He serves as Director at W.
D.
Co., Inc., Home Builders Association of Greenville SC, Inc., Acxiom Ltd., LiveRamp, Inc., and President at Dillard Travel, Inc. Former roles include Lead Director at Acxiom LLC from 2006 to 2007 and Independent Director at LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. from 1988 to 2020.
Education includes an MBA from Harvard University and undergraduate studies at The University of Arkansas.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
DILLARD'S, INC. 23.94%	2026-08-23	960,246 ( 23.94% )	601 M $	2026-08-30
DILLARD'S, INC. CLASS A 7.87%	2026-08-23	915,231 ( 7.87% )	573 M $	2026-08-30

William Dillard active positions

Companies	Position	Start
DILLARD'S, INC.	Chief Executive Officer	1966-12-31
BARNES & NOBLE, INC.	Director/Board Member	1993-10-31
Dillard Travel, Inc. Dillard Travel, Inc. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Provides travel services	President	-
W. D. Co., Inc.	Director/Board Member	-
Home Builders Association of Greenville SC, Inc. Home Builders Association of Greenville SC, Inc. HomebuildingConsumer Durables Operates as builders, remodelers and home improvement specialists	Director/Board Member	-
Acxiom Ltd. Acxiom Ltd. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Manufactures and distributes data strategy, identity resolutions, data orchestration and related services for actionable marketing solutions	Director/Board Member	-
LiveRamp, Inc. LiveRamp, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides marketing platform unifying solution	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of William Dillard

Companies	Position	End
LIVERAMP HOLDINGS, INC.	Director/Board Member	2020-08-10
Acxiom LLC Acxiom LLC Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Provides data processing and information technology services	Director/Board Member	-

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Private companies	11
Acxiom LLC Acxiom LLC Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Provides data processing and information technology services	Technology Services
Barnes & Noble, Inc. Barnes & Noble, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Operates book stores and retails content, digital media & educational products	Retail Trade
Dillard's, Inc. Dillard's, Inc. Department StoresRetail Trade Operates a chain of department stores	Retail Trade
W. D. Co., Inc.
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
The University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Dillard Travel, Inc. Dillard Travel, Inc. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Provides travel services	Consumer Services
Home Builders Association of Greenville SC, Inc. Home Builders Association of Greenville SC, Inc. HomebuildingConsumer Durables Operates as builders, remodelers and home improvement specialists	Consumer Durables
Acxiom Ltd. Acxiom Ltd. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Manufactures and distributes data strategy, identity resolutions, data orchestration and related services for actionable marketing solutions	Technology Services
LiveRamp, Inc. LiveRamp, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides marketing platform unifying solution	Technology Services
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides marketing software and services	Technology Services