Jennifer Williams

Jennifer B. Williams, CFP®, APMA®
Senior Managing Director Financial Advisor Private Client Group Truist Investment Services, Inc.
The Everstead Group of Truist Investment Services, Inc.

401 E Jackson St

19th Floor,

Tampa, FL 33602-5209

About me

Background

Jennifer Williams has 30 years of experience with Truist and its predecessors, providing investment management and advisory services to high-net-worth families, foundations, businesses and not for profits. Jennifer's direct, real-life experience as a corporate and investment banker, entrepreneur, real estate investor, financial planner, and board member provides her with a unique knowledge of and perspective on how to protect, preserve and grow wealth. She has a unique understanding of the risk, return, and correlation of outside business and real estate interests in a properly diversified investment portfolio. She assists clients by developing financial and estate plans with a specialty advising on business transition and complex estate planning.

Jennifer joined the Corporate Banking department in 1994 before moving into the Corporate & Investment Banking group, where she provided financing and investment banking services such as public debt and equity capital funding. In 2000, Jennifer became a Certified Financial Planner, CFP® and transitioned into Wealth Management, spending a decade in the Trust Department, learning first-hand the benefits and risks of trusts on future generations. In 2010 Jennifer became a member of the Foundation & Endowment Specialty Practice, specializing in facilitating Family Foundation and Non-Profit governance. Jennifer transitioned her knowledge of investment banking, capital markets, financial, estate and non-profit planning into the Financial Advisory practice she has at Truist, The Everstead Group of Truist Investment Services, Inc. which specializes in the complex needs of ultra-high net worth families, business owners and family offices.

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Education

Bachelor of Science, Finance, Cum Laude
University of Florida 1994
Governing for Non Profit Excellence
Harvard Business School 2016

Personal Interests

Jennifer Williams is active in her community and currently sits on the Board of Directors as an Executive Committee Member of WEDU, the West Florida Public Broadcasting System. She also sits on the Board of Directors of Think Big For Kids and the Professional Advisory Committee of The Community Foundation of TampaBay.

Her past board membership and leadership experience includes the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay (Board of Trustees), the Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council (Board of Directors), Lifepath Hospice (Board of Directors), The Spring of Tampa Bay (Board of Trustees), SunTrust Women's Leadership Council (past President), and Leadership Tampa (class of 2002).

Specialties

  • Cash-flow forecasting, business planning, asset accumulation strategies, savings and tax planning, executive compensation, retirement distributions

  • Market strategy insights, strategic and tactical asset allocation guidance, open-architecture investing platform, long-term investment strategies, alternative investments, private equity and debt offerings, and more

  • Wills; trust, estate, gift, wealth transfer, and generation-skipping tax planning; estate administration and settlement; and more

  • Market strategy insights, strategic and tactical asset allocation guidance, open-architecture investing platform, long-term investment strategies, alternative investments, private equity and debt offerings, and more

  • Exclusive educational events, whitepapers, articles, podcasts, legacy planning, next-generation education

Accomplishments

Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams*
Forbes 2024
Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams*
Forbes 2025
Top Women Wealth Advisors**
Forbes 2024
Top Women Wealth Advisors**
Forbes 2025
*Each team of advisor is chosen by SHOOK Research based on an algorithm of qualitative and quantitative criteria, including In-person interviews, industry experience, compliance records, revenue produced and assets under management. The award was presented on January 2024/2025 and is based on the aforementioned criteria through the calendar year preceding the award date.
**Each advisor is chosen by SHOOK Research based on an algorithm of qualitative and quantitative criteria, including: In-person interviews, industry experience, compliance records, revenue produced & assets under management. The award was presented for the years shown above and is based on the aforementioned criteria through the calendar year preceding the award date.

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    The information and material presented in this video are for general information only and do not specifically address individual investment objectives, financial situations or the particular needs of any specific person. Nothing in this material constitutes individual investment, legal or tax advice. Investments involve risk and an investor may incur profits or losses. Claims made in this video may not be representative of the experience of other clients and are not indicative of future performance or success.