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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Edgar Bronfman Jr	Ronald Kirk, Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Jesse L Jackson Jr, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse, Harold Ford Jr, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Al D’Amato, Bill Bradley, Geraldine Anne Ferraro, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun
Michael W Kempner	Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse, Jon S Corzine, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, Pete Wilson, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, National Leadership PAC, CORPAC, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Gary Peters
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
Steven Rattner	Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, 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, Matthew K Fong, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Gary Peters, Jon Tester
Cheryl 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
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
Tony Podesta	Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Jesse L Jackson Jr, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Maxine Waters, Sheldon Whitehouse, Harold Ford Jr, Dick Gephardt, Geraldine Anne Ferraro, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Gary Peters, Melvin L Watt
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
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
Michael S. Berman	Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse, Jon S Corzine, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, Geraldine Anne Ferraro, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, National Leadership PAC, CORPAC, Jon Tester
Norman Lear	Ronald Kirk, Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Dennis Kucinich, Frank Lautenberg, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Maxine Waters, Sheldon Whitehouse, Harold Ford Jr, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, National Leadership PAC, Gary Peters
Debra Ressler 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, Al D’Amato, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Gary Peters, Scott P Brown, Jon Tester
David Geffen	Ronald Kirk, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Maxine Waters, Sheldon Whitehouse, Harold Ford Jr, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Bill Bradley, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, National Leadership PAC, Jon Tester
Jeffrey Katzenberg	Ronald Kirk, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Maxine Waters, 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, Jon Tester
John Koza	Ronald Kirk, Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse, John Edwards, 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
Donald R Mullen Jr	Ronald Kirk, Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Sheldon Whitehouse, Jon S Corzine, Harold Ford Jr, John Edwards, Al D’Amato, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, Gary Peters
Micah Green	Ronald Kirk, Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Sheldon Whitehouse, Jon S Corzine, Harold Ford Jr, Dick Gephardt, Al D’Amato, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, National Leadership PAC, Gary Peters, Jon Tester
Beth Dozoretz	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, Dick Gephardt, Al D’Amato, Geraldine Anne Ferraro, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, New Jersey Democratic State Committee
Jack Rudin	Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Sheldon Whitehouse, Jon S Corzine, John Edwards, 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, New Jersey Democratic State Committee
Michael A Feiner	Ronald Kirk, Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Sheldon Whitehouse, Harold Ford Jr, Dick Gephardt, Al D’Amato, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Jon Tester

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Aliases	Mr Christopher J. Williams

Christopher J Williams

Chairman and CEO of Williams Capital Group

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