SCOTT WILLIAMS, CFA, JD
Scott Williams, CFA, JD, is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer of S. Williams Capital. Mr. Williams has significant investment experience, with particular expertise in the areas of event driven, risk arbitrage, and value investing. Prior to founding S. Williams Capital, Mr. Williams was the Director of US Arbitrage for Loeb King Capital Management, a multi-strategy hedge fund founded by Loeb Partners Corporation. Before joining Loeb King Capital Management, Mr. Williams was a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager/Analyst on Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.'s risk arbitrage/proprietary trading desk. Previously, Mr. Williams was an Executive Director and Portfolio Manager/Analyst on UBS AG's risk arbitrage/proprietary trading desk. Mr. Williams began his career as a mergers and acquisitions attorney, practicing law with King & Spalding in both Atlanta and New York.
Mr. Williams has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. He is a member of both the CFA Institute and the CFA Society New York. In addition, Mr. Williams earned both a JD, cum laude, and an MBA, with Beta Gamma Sigma and Phi Kappa Phi honors, from the University of Georgia. He served on the Board of Trustees of the Student Managed Investment Fund at the University of Georgia. Mr. Williams also earned a BS, cum laude, from Wake Forest University. Mr. Williams attended Wake Forest University on a full athletic scholarship. During his time at Wake Forest University he was a three time football letterman at defensive end and a member of the 1992 Independence Bowl Champions.