James R Williams

Chair of the National Black United Fund

J. Robert “Bob” Williams was unanimously elected to the position of Chairman of the Board for the National Black United Fund in March 2009. A long time supporter of NBUF and BUFNY, Bob’s relationship with the organization goes back to the early days of NBUF and its founder, Walter Bremond. Nationally recognized for his commitment to social change, Bob has served in a variety of leadership capacities in the community development field. Mr. Williams is a co-founder of Inner Cities Strategies, one of the largest faith organizations in the United States, with membership of over 250 churches in the Northeast. His faith-based organizing efforts began as Community Development Consultant with Harlem Congregation of Community Improvement, Inc. (HCCI) where he completed a strategic partnership community development agreement between Catholic Charities and HCCI. Mr. Williams is the former Executive Director of the Association of Minority Enterprises for the State of New York (AMENY). Through Mr. William’s leadership AMENYs’ funding grew, establishing a track record in providing superb business development and consulting services to minority contractors, housing and private developers in the New York Tri-State area. Mr. Williams also served as the Chairman of G-CAT Construction and Development Corporation under a partnership agreement with General Dynamics, which secured a $2.5 billion federal wire and cable service contract for minority contractors. Additionally, Mr. Williams has served as President/CEO of Bronx Strategic Alliance of Settlement House under the auspices of United Way of Greater New York where he was instrumental in ensuring the sound financial operations of diverse housing and community development programs through over 64 federal, state and locally funded contracts. He also served as Director of Promotions for Special Marketing for Mobil Oil Corporation. As Chairman of National Associations of Black Athletes, he organized fundraising events at Madison Square Garden, utilizing top professional basketball players from the NBA (see attached Ebony article). Mr. Williams received his B.A. Degree from the University of Buffalo. He resides in Queens, New York with his family.

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Donor	Common Recipients
John Catsimatidis	Gus Bilirakis, Eric Cantor, Mary Landrieu, John McCain, Gregory W Meeks, Charles Rangel, Harry Reid, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Michigan Republican Party, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, National Leadership PAC, Jerrys Political Action Commitee (Jerrys PAC), Nevada State Democratic Party, Allen West, Andrew Cuomo, Jim Tedisco, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Christopher Nixon Cox, Robert L Turner
William C Rudin	Eric Cantor, Yvette Diane Clarke, Mary Landrieu, John McCain, Gregory W Meeks, Charles Rangel, Harry Reid, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, National Leadership PAC, Rangel Victory Fund, Jerrys Political Action Commitee (Jerrys PAC), Nevada State Democratic Party, Daniel B Maffei, Andrew Cuomo
Leonard Litwin	Eric Cantor, John McCain, Charles Rangel, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, National Leadership PAC, Thomas H Kean Jr, Rangel Victory Fund, Jerrys Political Action Commitee (Jerrys PAC), Daniel B Maffei, Andrew Cuomo, Jim Tedisco
Stephen Schwarzman	Eric Cantor, John McCain, Charles Rangel, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Allen West, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Christopher Nixon Cox
Douglas D Durst	John Hall, Mary Landrieu, John McCain, Gregory W Meeks, Charles Rangel, Harry Reid, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, National Leadership PAC, Rangel Victory Fund, Jerrys Political Action Commitee (Jerrys PAC)
Stanley Tate	Gus Bilirakis, Jim Bunning, Eric Cantor, John McCain, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Michigan Republican Party, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Allen West, Every Republican is Crucial PAC
David S Mack	Mary Landrieu, John McCain, Harry Reid, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Allen West, Andrew Cuomo, Jim Tedisco, James Garner, Christopher Nixon Cox
Earle I Mack	Eric Cantor, John McCain, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, Michigan Republican Party, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Allen West, Jim Tedisco, Every Republican is Crucial PAC
George Klein	Eric Cantor, John McCain, Charles Rangel, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Michigan Republican Party, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Andrew Cuomo, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Robert L Turner
Peter S Kalikow	Eric Cantor, John McCain, Charles Rangel, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, National Leadership PAC, Andrew Cuomo, Jim Tedisco, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Robert L Turner
Stephen M Ross	Eric Cantor, John McCain, Gregory W Meeks, Charles Rangel, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, Michigan Republican Party, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, National Leadership PAC, Jerrys Political Action Commitee (Jerrys PAC), Andrew Cuomo, Every Republican is Crucial PAC
Barry S Friedberg	Eric Cantor, Mary Landrieu, John McCain, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Thomas H Kean Jr, Allen West, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Christopher Nixon Cox, Robert L Turner
Andrew Saul	Eric Cantor, John McCain, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Jim Tedisco, Christopher Nixon Cox, Robert L Turner, Michel J Faulkner
Andrew Sabin	Eric Cantor, John McCain, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Thomas H Kean Jr, Allen West, Jim Tedisco, Every Republican is Crucial PAC
Erle Nye	Jim Bunning, Mary Landrieu, John McCain, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Michigan Republican Party, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Every Republican is Crucial PAC
Woody Johnson	Eric Cantor, John McCain, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, Michigan Republican Party, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, National Leadership PAC, Thomas H Kean Jr
John K Castle	Eric Cantor, John McCain, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Allen West, Jim Tedisco, Christopher Nixon Cox, Robert L Turner
Marc Rowan	Eric Cantor, Mary Landrieu, John McCain, Charles Rangel, Harry Reid, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Andrew Cuomo, Every Republican is Crucial PAC
George S Kaufman	Eric Cantor, John Hall, Mary Landrieu, John McCain, Charles Rangel, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, National Leadership PAC, Rangel Victory Fund, Daniel B Maffei, Andrew Cuomo
Howard J Rubenstein	Eric Cantor, John McCain, Gregory W Meeks, Charles Rangel, Harry Reid, Rick Lazio, National Republican Senatorial Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, National Leadership PAC, Rangel Victory Fund, Jerrys Political Action Commitee (Jerrys PAC), Daniel B Maffei, Andrew Cuomo, Christopher Nixon Cox

James R Williams

Chair of the National Black United Fund

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