Kingston, Jamaica
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) is the co-founder and senior principal of The Williams Capital Group, L.P.. She has served on the board of
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House (the “Neighborhood House”) is a multi-service, community-based organization that serves people in need on the East Side of Manhattan and on Roosevelt Island. Founded in 1894 as a free kindergarten for the childr ...
,
North General Hospital
North General Hospital (NGH) was an American private, not-for-profit, voluntary teaching hospital located in New York City in the East Harlem section of Manhattan at Marcus Garvey Park. It was founded in 1979 to replace, as tenant, the Hospita ...
, and ISI, Inc., as well as
not-for-profit organizations
A not-for-profit or non-for-profit organization (NFPO) is a legal entity that does not distribute surplus funds to its members and is formed to fulfill specific objectives.
While not-for-profit organizations and non-profit organizations (NPO ...
such as
The Fresh Air Fund
The Fresh Air Fund is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit agency founded in 1877. The Fund operates six sleep-away camps in New York’s Mid-Hudson Valley, places children with volunteer host families along the East Coast, and runs year-round leadership, ...
. Currently, Savin Williams serves on the board of directors of Women In Need and the
NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is an American civil rights organization formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E. B. Du&nbs ...
-ACTSO, among others.
Early life and career
Born Janice Annette Savin, daughter of Patrick and Fay Savin, she is a graduate of
Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, with additional facilities in Boston and Grafton, as well as Talloires, France. Tufts also has several Doctor of Physical Therapy p ...
having earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. Savin Williams began her 30-year career on
Wall Street
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with
Shearson Lehman Brothers
Shearson was the name of a series of investment banking and retail brokerage firms from 1902 until 1994, named for Edward ShearsonDrexel Burnham Lambert, Inc. before joining The Industrial Bank of Japan Ltd. In her capacity as senior principal at Williams Capital, she is responsible for developing and servicing the firm's institutional fixed income relationships and evaluating strategic new business initiatives.
The Williams Capital Group, L.P.
Established in 1994 by Savin Williams and husband Christopher J. Williams, The Williams Capital Group is an
investment banking
Investment banking is an advisory-based financial service for institutional investors, corporations, governments, and similar clients. Traditionally associated with corporate finance, such a bank might assist in raising financial capital by und ...
firm that serves institutional investors and corporations worldwide in the fixed income and equity capital markets.
Over the past eight years, Williams Capital has ranked among the top 20 most active underwriters of U.S. investment grade corporate debt and has served as lead or co-manager on over 600 public debt and equity offerings with a total face amount of over $800 billion.
The Williams Capital Group, L.P. is based in
New York City
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. The company has additional offices in Chicago, Illinois; Shreveport, Louisiana; Dallas, Texas; Westport, Connecticut; and
Alford, Massachusetts
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Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the ...
, as well as
San Diego
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.
Awards
Savin Williams received The African American Heritage Award by The City of New York, the Partnership with Children's 2004 Ann Vanderbilt Award and the 2004 Business Leadership Award of the
New York State Supreme Court
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. Along with her husband she received the 2013 Leadership Award from
The Harlem School of the Arts
Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) is an art school located in the Harlem, New York, Harlem section of Manhattan, New York City, United States. Opening its doors in 1964, HSA serves ages 2 through 18.
History
Harlem School of the Arts was founded ...
Janice Savin Williams has served on the board of directors for both community and professional associations, including
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House (the “Neighborhood House”) is a multi-service, community-based organization that serves people in need on the East Side of Manhattan and on Roosevelt Island. Founded in 1894 as a free kindergarten for the childr ...
,
North General Hospital
North General Hospital (NGH) was an American private, not-for-profit, voluntary teaching hospital located in New York City in the East Harlem section of Manhattan at Marcus Garvey Park. It was founded in 1979 to replace, as tenant, the Hospita ...
, and ISI, Inc., as well as not-for profit organizations such as
The Fresh Air Fund
The Fresh Air Fund is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit agency founded in 1877. The Fund operates six sleep-away camps in New York’s Mid-Hudson Valley, places children with volunteer host families along the East Coast, and runs year-round leadership, ...
. Additionally, Savin Williams was a Corporate Club member of the
Roundabout Theatre Company
The Roundabout Theatre Company is a nonprofit organization, non-profit theatre company based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, affiliated with the League of Resident Theatres.
History
The company was founded in 1965 by Gene Feist, Michael Fr ...
.
Currently, Savin Williams serves on the board of directors of the
American Board of Plastic Surgery
The American Board of Plastic Surgery is a medical organization
established in 1938. It was organized as a subsidiary of the American Board of Surgery. It was given the status of a major specialty board in 1941. It is the one certifying body for ...
, is vice-chair and secretary of the newly formed board of The Harlem School of the Arts, and is a Tufts University Trustee. She also sits on the board of directors of several other not-for-profit organizations, including Women In Need and
NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is an American civil rights organization formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E. B. Du&nbs ...
-ACTSO. Additionally, she is on the Advisory Board of Partnership with Children and The Brooklyn Prospect Charter School.
Personal life
Savin Williams currently resides in
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...