Michael R. Williams is an American osteopathic physician and the current chancellor of the University of North Texas System. On November 29, 2021, Williams - the sixth president of the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, Texas - was appointed by the University of North Texas System Board of Regents as the fifth UNT System Chancellor, effective Jan. 1, 2022 succeeding Lesa Roe. Williams is a member of U.S. News & World Report's national Hospital of Tomorrow Advisory Council, which consists of top U.S. healthcare leaders.