Join us for an engaging and insightful conversation with Ray Williams, a distinguished financial executive, community leader, and co-founder of the Black Opportunity Fund. You'll learn about Ray's journey as a Black man who came to Canada from the West Indies via the UK and, how his unique background has shaped his approach to creating opportunity. You will hear how he turned his personal experiences into a passion for community building, equity, and sustainable change through his leadership and advocacy work.

Come prepared to listen, reflect, and be part of a conversation that encourages us all to look beyond individual success and consider our role in shaping a more equitable future.

About Ray

Ray Williams is a Co-Founder & Chair of the Black Opportunity Fund established in 2020. He is a recently retired Vice-Chairman, Financial Markets at National Bank Financial  with four decades of experience in Global Capital Markets. In this role, he was responsible for facilitating engagements with strategic accounts. He also represented the Bank in several Sustainable Finance forums and transition initiatives. In addition, he was a key contributor in the elaboration & articulation of the Bank’s Affordable Housing commitments. Mr. Williams has extensive experience in Cash and Derivatives products in multiple asset classes,

He serves on a variety of organization leadership boards including 100Strong Foundation & CMHC, where is also Chair of the Pension Fund Trustee. He is an Executive-in-Residence (EiR) at Rotman and sits on the Board of George Brown College Foundation (GBCF), The Institute for Research in Public Policy (IRPP); Toronto Global and Canadian Ditchley Foundation as part of his numerous philanthropic engagements. He is also a Past & Founding President (2000) and continuing member of The Canadian Association of Urban Financial Professionals (CAUFP) the pre-eminent professional trade organization for minorities in the financial services industry.