Debbie Williams directs the marketing and business development efforts at R² Financial Technologies. In her role, she is responsible for marketing and internal and external communications, as well as partnerships and channel sales efforts. She is the primary press contact and manages all media relations. Debbie brings more than 20 years of trading and risk management experience. She spent 15+ years advising banks and technology companies on risk management and trading technologies, building three companies dedicated to this work and serving clients in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Before joining R², Debbie was the director of the Basel II Program for RBS Citizens Bank, overseeing the implementation of process and technology in support of the bank’s compliance efforts. While there, she supervised a team of up to 300 and managed a significant capital budget. Prior to RBS, Debbie was co-founder and COO of Meridien Research, where she grew the firm’s capital markets client base and research library, along with responsibilities for administration, sales and marketing. Her published works addressed credit risk, asset liability management and operational risk management systems, as well as profitability systems, payment systems, and a variety of trading room applications. Williams was a founding member of TowerGroup and also spent over 4 years in Tokyo as Head of Planning for Citicorp Investment Bank’s Technology and Operations Group. Williams began her career as an equity trader for Citicorp Scrimgeour Vickers in Tokyo.

Williams has authored articles for numerous industry publications. Additionally, she has contributed to five books on risk management and regularly presented at industry conferences on risk management topics. Ms. Williams is a member of the steering committee and previous regional director for the Boston region of PRMIA (Professional Risk Management International Association). She is a member of the IAFE (International Association of Financial Engineers) Advisory Board.