Thomasina H. Williams
InvestorInvestor at Plum Alley Investments
Orlando, Florida
Writes $500K – $1.5M checks · typically $750K
About
Thomasina H. Williams is founder and principal consultant at Sankofa Legacy Advisors, where she advises financially successful families on family systems leadership and stewardship. Drawing on her background as an attorney, philanthropy strategist, and experience as a co-owner of a multi-generational family business, Williams applies Bowen Family Systems Theory to help families develop their capacity to navigate tensions between family dynamics and financial decision-making across generations. She works with ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, family foundations, and rising generation members to build practices of reflective decision-making and governance.
Experience
- Sankofa Legacy AdvisorsFounder & Principal Consultantcurrent2018 — present
- SIY GlobalBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- How Women InvestLimited Partnercurrent2020 — present
- Plum Alley InvestmentsInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- Wells Fargo Private BankVice President & Family Dynamics Consultant2016 — 2018Orlando, Florida
- Sankofa Legacy Advisors, PBCFounder & Principal Consultant2014 — 2016
- Relative Solutions LLCConsultant2015 — 2016
- Ford FoundationProgram Officer2005 — 2011New York, NY
- Law Offices Williams & Associates, P.A.Founding Principal1993 — 2005Miami, FL
- Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.Shareholder, 1989-1993; Associate, 1986-19891986 — 1993Miami, FL
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitJudicial Law Clerk to Honorable Joseph W. Hatchett, Circuit Judge1985 — 1986Tallahassee, FL
- United States Department of Justice, United States Attorney’s Office, District of the Virgin IslandsAttorney on Special Assignment1983 — 1984US Virgin Islands
Education
- University of Michigan Law SchoolJuris Doctor (J.D.)
- Mount Holyoke CollegeBachelor’s Degree, Politcal Science & Black Studies
Skills & more
Group CoachingSystems ThinkingConflict ManagementStrategy & Strategic PlanningCoaching1Family Systems Theory1Family EducationFamily BusinessFamily EnterpriseFamily GovernanceFamily Leadership DevelopmentNext Generation Leadership Development
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Succession PlanningTransition PlanningPhilanthropyWealth ManagementWriting & EditingResearchLeadershipPublic SpeakingCustomer ServiceExecutive Coaching- Certified Catalyst — Upside Coaching
- ORSC (Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching) Fundamentals — CRR Global
- Certified in Core Strengths Relationship Intelligence — Core Strengths (Crucial Learning)
- Executive Education Certificate - ESG: Navigating the Board's Role — University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
- Resilient Leadership Certified Coach — Resilient Leadership, LLC
- DISC and Motivators Assessment Certification — Paragon Resources, Inc.
- Certified Family Business Advisor — Galliard Family Business Advisor Institute
- C-IQ (Conversational Intelligence) for Coaches Enhanced Skill Practitioner — Coaching.com
- The Florida Bar — The Florida Bar
- Advanced Certificate in Family Business Advising — The Family Firm Institute - FFI
From Thomasina's professional profile.
Colleagues at Plum Alley Investments
Alicia Zheng
Associate at Plum Alley Investments
Andrea Turner Moffitt
Executive in Residence at Earthshot Ventures
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Avantika Daing
Founding Partner at Plum Alley Investments
Benjamin Robbins
Associate at Plum Alley Investments
Deborah Buresh Jackson
Founding Partner at Plum Alley Investments
Frances Walton
Partner at Plum Alley Investments
Katherine (Kate) Lockwood
Angel at Plum Alley Investments
Lily Raaka
Strategist at Plum Alley Investments
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Thomasina H. Williams work?
- Thomasina H. Williams is Investor at Plum Alley Investments.
- What check size does Thomasina H. Williams write?
- Thomasina H. Williams typically writes checks of $500K – $1.5M.
Same school
Also attended University of Michigan Law School36
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Also attended Mount Holyoke College19
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Shared employers
Also worked at SIY Global2
Also worked at Wells Fargo Private Bank2
Also worked at Ford Foundation7
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