# Randa Williams
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{{Short description|American heiress (born 1962)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Randa Williams
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| birth_name = Randa Lynn Duncan
| birth_date = 1962[[https://www.chicagotribune.com/featured/sns-stacker-richest-women-in-america-20210421-hz23lx43dzgi7bxif2yxidlkz4-photogallery.html Profile], chicagotribune.com. Accessed May 24, 2023.]
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| education =
| alma_mater = [Rice University](/source/Rice_University)
[University of Houston](/source/University_of_Houston)
| occupation = Businesswoman
| known_for = Owning 8% of Enterprise Products
| spouse = Charles Williams
| children = 1
| parents = [Dan Duncan](/source/Dan_Duncan)
| website =
| family = [Milane Duncan Frantz](/source/Milane_Frantz) (sister)
[Dannine Duncan Avara](/source/Dannine_Avara) (sister)
[Scott Duncan](/source/Scott_Duncan_(businessman)) (brother)
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'''Randa Lynn Williams''' (née '''Duncan''', born 1962) is an American [billionaire](/source/billionaire) heir to the Duncan family fortune (through [Enterprise Products](/source/Enterprise_Products), which remains under family control). She and her three siblings each hold an 8% stake in the family business.
==Biography==
Randa Duncan was born to Barbara Ann and Dan Duncan. Her father, [Dan Duncan](/source/Dan_Duncan), was the co-founder of Enterprise Products.[[http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2010/03/29/daily7.html Houston Business Journal: "Dan Duncan dies at 77" by Casey Wooten] March 29, 2010]
She has a JD from the [University of Houston](/source/University_of_Houston) and a bachelor's degree from [Rice University](/source/Rice_University).[[https://archive.today/20130727232305/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=756208&privcapId=26954612 BusinessWeek: "Executive Profile - Randa Duncan Williams J.D."] retrieved July 27, 2013]
==Career==
After school, she practiced law with Butler & Binion and Brown, Sims, Wise & White. Williams served as the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Enterprise Products and vice president at Enterprise Products from 1994 to February 2001.
She inherited $3.1 billion upon the death of her father.[[http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2010/09/20/daily27.html Houston Business Journal: "Duncan heirs added to Forbes richest 400 list" by Casey Wooten] September 22, 2010] Due to a temporary repeal in the [estate tax](/source/estate_tax_in_the_United_States) law for the year 2010, Duncan became, along with her siblings, one of the first American billionaires to pay no estate tax since its enactment.[[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/09/business/09estate.html?ref=business&_r=0 New York Times: "Legacy for One Billionaire: Death, but No Taxes" By DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI] June 8, 2010]
In 2019, she purchased ''[Texas Monthly](/source/Texas_Monthly)''.[{{cite news |last1=Dawson |first1=Peter |title=10 things to know about Randa Duncan Williams, the Houston billionaire who just bought Texas Monthly |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Randa-Duncan-Williams-Texas-Monthly-Houston-14045836.php |access-date= April 23, 2020 |publisher=Houston Chronicle |date=June 25, 2019}}][{{cite news |title=Texas Monthly gets new ownership, again |url=https://www.statesman.com/news/20190625/texas-monthly-gets-new-ownership-again |access-date=April 23, 2020 |publisher=Austin American Statesman |date=June 25, 2019}}]
==Philanthropy==
Williams is a member of the board of trustees for the [Houston Zoo](/source/Houston_Zoo), was a member of the board of trustees for the [Houston Museum of Natural Science](/source/Houston_Museum_of_Natural_Science) since 1995 and its chairman. She was on the trustee boards for the Manned Space Flight Education Foundation, [River Oaks Baptist School](/source/River_Oaks_Baptist_School) and the [Houston A+ Challenge](/source/Houston_A%2B_Challenge).[[https://www.forbes.com/profile/randa-williams/ Forbes: The World's Billionaires - Randa Williams] September 2013]
In 2013, Williams was elected as Enterprise Production Partners' non-executive chairman.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/randa-williams/|title=Randa Williams|website=Forbes|access-date=2016-05-11}}]
==Personal life==
She lives in Houston with her husband, and they have one child.