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Sarah Keohane Williamson

Sarah Keohane Williamson is the Chief Executive Officer of FCLTGlobal. Williamson leads FCLTGlobal’s efforts at creating a mission-oriented, global cross value chain CEO problem-solving community supported by innovative, practical research and targeted communications and building our team.

Williamson assumed her current role in 2016, after spending over 21 years at Wellington Management, most recently as a Partner and Director of Alternative Investments.  Prior to joining Wellington Management, Williamson was at McKinsey & Company, worked at the US Department of State, and a was mergers & acquisitions investment banker for Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Williamson also serves as a Director of Evercore (NYSE:EVR) and EXL Service (NASDAQ: EXLS), chair of the board of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, and a member of the boards of MITIMCo and the Women’s Foundation of Boston. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Williamson earned her MBA, with distinction, from Harvard Business School and her BA in Economics, with honors, from Williams College. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designations.  She is a US citizen and is married with three grown children.

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2024 Letter from the CEO

By Sarah Keohane Williamson

21 January 2025 - 2024 saw rising skepticism toward future-focused initiatives, often dismissed as too costly or uncertain in the face of immediate challenges. Many organizations have pulled back from their investments in sustainability, diversity, and other long-term priorities in response to political or economic pressures. While these efforts seem inconsequential to the bottom line in the moment, the reality is that investing now for future growth is what will separate the winners over time.

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The UK Has A New Sovereign Wealth Fund – Why Doesn’t The U.S.?

By Sarah Keohane Williamson

22 July 2024 - Sovereign wealth funds ensure that national wealth is preserved and utilized for the benefit of future generations, promoting sustainable economic development. Could the US benefit from a similar model?

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Breaking The Logjam to Global Climate Investing

By Sarah Keohane Williamson

3 July 2024 - Over the last several years, it has become clear that investing in climate-related assets in low and middle-income countries is critical to achieving successful decarbonization of the global economy. Given demographic trends and the need for energy for development, the World Bank estimates annual climate-related investment needs for all low- and middle-income countries, other than China, at $574 billion per year (2.8% of GDP) between now and 2030. There have been declarations of trillions of dollars available for climate investing and extensive discussions about public/private blended...

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