W. William Woods

Area of expertise

• Large tradfi hedge funds
• Private equity and private credit funds
• Crypto funds
• Independent review committees and LPACs
• Expert witness work
• Capital markets and stock exchange consulting 

Responsibilities

William acts as a professional independent, non-executive director (registered with and licensed by CIMA as a “Professional Director”) and an investment fund governance expert, serving on the boards of offshore hedge funds, general partners and companies, and the independent review committees for Canadian public investment funds.

William advises on business development and strategic planning for stock exchanges, advises on securities laws and participates in the design, as well as marketing and development of capital markets. He also acts as an expert witness on corporate governance matters.

Qualifications and memberships

• LL.B
• Solicitor/Lawyer admitted in England, Wales, Hong Kong and Bermuda
• ICD.D 2017

Notable achievements

• Fund clients include the largest public investment fund manager in the world and the largest private hedge fund manager in the US
• Co-founded The International Securities Consultancy Ltd. in Hong Kong, which has carried out many high level and successful consultancy projects for multi-national bodies, governments and private sector clients to develop or enhance securities markets all around the world. Included providing expert advice to a number of international development agencies, such as the World Bank, The International Finance Corporation and the Asian Development Bank
• Founded Independent Review Inc. in 2004 and sold it in 2019, providing specialist fund governance services to public investment funds and private hedge funds in Canada
• Stock exchange expert with over 20 years’ experience in business development and strategic planning for stock exchanges, including six and a half years as CEO of the Bermuda Stock Exchange, five years as Managing Director at the Canadian Securities Exchange and acting in-house counsel at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• Running - Marathon PB time of 2 hours 52 minutes and half marathon PB of 1 hour 13 minutes
• Seven Continents Club member, having completed a marathon on all seven continents (including Antarctica)
• Abbott World Marathon Majors, six-star holder (Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York City)
• Ironman finisher – Mont Tremblant
• Co-author of business best seller “B2B Exchanges” and sole author of “B2B Exchanges 2.0”