About
Pete Williams is a Partner and COO of Cota Capital, where he oversees operations, finance, legal, and compliance and sits on the Investment Committee. He previously held executive roles at Saba, including CFO, EVP of Corporate Development, and General Counsel, and was earlier a Corporate Finance Partner at the law firm Morrison & Foerster. He holds a B.A. in Economics and Psychology from UCLA and a J.D. from Santa Clara University.
Experience
- Cota CapitalPartner & COOcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco
- SabaEVP, Corporate Development and General Counsel1999 — 2016
- Morrison & FoersterPartner1988 — 1999
Education
- Santa Clara University School of LawDoctor of Law (JD)1984 — 1987
- UCLABachelor's Degrees, Economics and Psychology1980 — 1984
Same school
Also attended Santa Clara University School of Law15
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Also attended UCLA374
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Shared employers
Also worked at Saba3
Also worked at Morrison & Foerster22
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Colleagues at Cota Capital
Adit Singh
Partner at Cota Capital
Albert Azout
Partner at Cota Capital
Allison Chapman
Director of Administration at Cota Capital
Arif Farooqui
Vice President, Finance at Cota Capital
Ashkan Marsh
Principal at Cota Capital
Babak Poushanchi
Managing Partner at Cota Capital
Ben Malka
Venture Partner at Cota Capital
Bobby Yazdani
Founder & Managing Partner at Cota Capital
























