Advisory Board Member
Auburn University Trustee

Billy Ainsworth, who joined the McCrary Institute Advisory Board in November 2023, was appointed to the Board of Trustees by Governor Kay Ivey and confirmed by the Alabama Senate on March 22, 2023 to represent the 5th District. His first term expires on March 21, 2030.

Billy Ainsworth was appointed to the Board of Trustees by Governor Kay Ivey and confirmed by the Alabama Senate on March 22, 2023 to represent the 5th District. His first term expires on March 21, 2030.

Ainsworth earned a bachelors degree in marketing from Auburn University in 1978. Ainsworth served as CEO of Progress Rail (a Caterpillar Company), a diversified railroad services company, for most of his career and finished his career as Group President of Caterpillars Energy and Transportation group retiring in December of 2020. He currently serves on various corporate boards as well as being active in various civic and charitable organizations.

Ainsworth resides in Guntersville with his wife, Sharon. They have three children and ten grandchildren.