Christopher J Williams

Chairman and CEO of Williams Capital Group

Christopher J. Williams is Chairman, CEO and founder of The Williams Capital Group, L.P. and Williams Capital Management, LLC. Mr. Williams began his career with Lehman Brothers in New York, where he was most recently a Senior Vice President with responsibilities in debt capital markets, derivatives and fixed income securities trading. Upon leaving Lehman Brothers in 1992, Mr. Williams formed Williams Financial Markets, a division of Jefferies & Company, which specialized in structuring debt financings for investment grade corporate issuers. Chris Williams founded Williams Capital in 1994 and has since directed the firm's strategic effort in investment banking and its expansion into asset management. In 2008, the firm served as lead or co-manager on nearly 250 corporate debt, agency, and equity offerings with a total face amount of over $320 billion. Williams Capital consistently ranks among the top 15 most active underwriters of corporate debt. Black Enterprise magazine has ranked Williams Capital as the #1 minority-owned investment bank in five of the last six years. Additionally, both Fortune magazine and Crain’s New York Business selected Chris Williams as one of the most powerful minority business leaders in America. Mr. Williams serves on the board of directors of Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. He is also an active board member of several higher education institutions, not-for profit organizations, and corporations. These memberships include Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Partnership for New York City, Teachers College at Columbia University, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Mr. Williams is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and the Economic Club of New York and remains a longstanding supporter of the Fresh Air Fund and Partnership with Children. Chris Williams holds a Master of Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a Bachelor of Architecture from Howard University.

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Peter Buttenwieser	Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse, Harold Ford Jr, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, Geraldine Anne Ferraro, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, CORPAC, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Gary Peters, Kenneth Lewis, Jon Tester, Melvin L Watt
Penny Pritzker	Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Jesse L Jackson Jr, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Harold Ford Jr, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, Pete Wilson, Geraldine Anne Ferraro, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Gary Peters, Jon Tester
John W Rogers Jr	Ronald Kirk, Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Jesse L Jackson Jr, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Maxine Waters, Harold Ford Jr, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, National Leadership PAC, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Gary Peters, Jon Tester
Mellody Hobson	Ronald Kirk, Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Jesse L Jackson Jr, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse, Harold Ford Jr, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Gary Peters, Jon Tester
Agnes Gund	Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Sheldon Whitehouse, Harold Ford Jr, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, Geraldine Anne Ferraro, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, National Leadership PAC, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Gary Peters, Democratic Victory 2004, Arts PAC, Jon Tester
Leon Black	Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Maxine Waters, Sheldon Whitehouse, Harold Ford Jr, Dick Gephardt, Al D’Amato, Bill Bradley, Geraldine Anne Ferraro, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Gary Peters, Scott P Brown, Jon Tester
William C Rudin	Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Dick Gephardt, Al D’Amato, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Volunteer PAC, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Gary Peters, Jon Tester
Andrew Tobias	Ronald Kirk, Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse, Harold Ford Jr, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Gary Peters, Jon Tester, Melvin L Watt, Joaquin Castro
James A Johnson	Ronald Kirk, Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Sheldon Whitehouse, Jon S Corzine, Harold Ford Jr, Dick Gephardt, Al D’Amato, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, National Leadership PAC, Jon Tester, Melvin L Watt
John Catsimatidis	Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Harold Ford Jr, Dick Gephardt, Al D’Amato, Bill Bradley, Geraldine Anne Ferraro, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, John Kennedy, Scott P Brown, Jon Tester
Ben Barnes	Ronald Kirk, Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Jesse L Jackson Jr, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse, Harold Ford Jr, Dick Gephardt, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, National Leadership PAC, John Kennedy, Gary Peters, Jon Tester, Joaquin Castro
Leo Hindery Jr	Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse, Jon S Corzine, Harold Ford Jr, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Al D’Amato, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, National Leadership PAC, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Gary Peters, Jon Tester
Jonathan M Tisch	Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse, Jon S Corzine, Harold Ford Jr, Al D’Amato, Bill Bradley, Geraldine Anne Ferraro, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Gary Peters
Haim Saban	Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Sheldon Whitehouse, Harold Ford Jr, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Al D’Amato, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Joaquin Castro
George S Kaufman	Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Jon S Corzine, Dick Gephardt, Al D’Amato, Bill Bradley, Pete Wilson, Geraldine Anne Ferraro, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Volunteer PAC, Jon Tester
Jamie Dimon	Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Jon S Corzine, Harold Ford Jr, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, Geraldine Anne Ferraro, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Jon Tester
David Stern	Ronald Kirk, Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse, Harold Ford Jr, Dick Gephardt, Al D’Amato, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Gary Peters, Jon Tester
Robert L Johnson	Ronald Kirk, Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Jesse L Jackson Jr, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Maxine Waters, Jon S Corzine, Harold Ford Jr, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, National Leadership PAC, Building Relationships in Diverse Geographic Environments PAC (Bridge PAC), People Helping People, Melvin L Watt
Roselyne Chroman Swig	Ronald Kirk, Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Maxine Waters, Sheldon Whitehouse, Dick Gephardt, Geraldine Anne Ferraro, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Gary Peters, Jon Tester
Orin S Kramer	Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse, Jon S Corzine, Harold Ford Jr, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, CORPAC, New Jersey Democratic State Committee

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Aliases	Mr Christopher J. Williams

Christopher J Williams

Chairman and CEO of Williams Capital Group

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