About
Christopher J. Williams is an independent director of The Clorox Company, a role he has held since 2015. He serves on the Management Development and Compensation Committee and the Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee, and has been determined by the Board to be an audit committee financial expert.
Williams is Chairman of Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC, an investment banking and financial services firm, a position he has held since November 2019. He previously founded and led The Williams Capital Group, L.P. and Williams Capital Management, LLC, serving as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1994 to 2019. Earlier he managed the derivatives and structured finance division of Jefferies & Company and the corporate debt capital markets and derivatives groups at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Roles
Clorox Co
Director · Current role
2015–present
The Williams Capital Group, L.P. / Williams Capital Management, LLC
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · Founded the investment banking and financial services firm in 1994.
1994 – 2019
Jefferies & Company
Head of Derivatives and Structured Finance Division
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Head of Corporate Debt Capital Markets and Derivatives Groups
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The Williams Capital Group
Founder, Chairman and CEO
1994-
Lehman Brothers
Senior management, debt capital markets and fixed income
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External Roles
Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC
Chairman
November 2019 – present
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Director
September 2016 – present
Union Pacific Corporation
Director
November 2019 – present
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
Director
April 2008 – March 2019
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Director
June 2004 – June 2014
Cox Enterprises, Inc.
Director
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Director (former, ~10 years)
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Director Compensation
FY 2025
Fees earned or paid in cash
$127,184