Thomasina H. Williams

Founder & Principal Consultant

2018 - Current

Serve as a resource for individuals and families in navigating the complexities that arise when their finances are joined in some way, such as through working together in or co-owning a business or real estate, a family foundation or managing their money together.

Board Member

2022

The public benefit corporation subsidiary of Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (SIYLI), SIY Global is a professional education platform that harnesses the power of technology and community to enable individuals, teams, and organizations to integrate social and emotional intelligence skills into their work culture. With a community of over 600 certified teachers, it delivers programs across 60 countries and 17 languages.

Limited Partner

2020

How Women Invest is shifting the venture capital landscape by supporting women-led companies, with a focus on investing in women of color founders.

Investor

2020

Plum Alley invests in advanced technology and healthcare companies improving our lives and the planet.

Vice President & Family Dynamics Consultant

2016 - 2018

Played leadership role in the development of The Private Bank's Family Dynamics offering, and supported ultra-high net worth clients in navigating family dynamics issues as part of their holistic wealth planning. Worked at the intersection of family culture, leadership development, and ownership to help families sustain their wealth across generations by creating a strong sense of shared purpose, improving communication, facilitating decision-making about the complex issues that arise as a result of substantial wealth, and cultivating the personal and leadership capabilities of individual family members.

Founder & Principal Consultant

2014 - 2016

Served as strategic thought partner and advisor to enterprising families and individuals, helping them sustain wealth for generations by being as intentional in cultivating their family’s human capital as they are in growing their financial capital. Worked at the intersection of family dynamics, family leadership development, ownership, organizational development and enterprise strategy to help families build strong family culture, family cohesion, and family leadership and entrepreneurial capabilities. Also helped families and individuals develop and execute philanthropic strategies.

Consultant

2015 - 2016

Helped ultra-high net worth and high net worth families identify, simplify and manage the complex emotional and financial decisions characteristic of closely-held businesses and who share assets, such as operating businesses, philanthropic foundations and family offices.

Program Officer

2005 - 2011

Formulated and implemented strategic initiatives for nation’s second largest private foundation. Made in excess of $42 million in philanthropic investments to advance voting rights, support policy advocacy, facilitate civic engagement and build non-profit infrastructure and leadership capacities of local communities to participate meaningfully in shaping public policy.

Founding Principal

1993 - 2005

Shareholder, 1989-1993; Associate, 1986-1989

1986 - 1993