A former member of the London Stock Exchange, Ian has spent the past 40 years as a specialist in equity and fixed income markets, covering research, market making, proprietary and option trading. He became Chairman & CEO of Charteris Treasury Portfolio Managers Ltd in 2002 having formerly held senior positions Chase Manhattan Bank (now JP Morgan) and Dresdner Kleinwort Benson & Guiness Mahon (now Investec).

Ian Williams is a Chartered Fellow of the Securities Institute, a Chartered Wealth Manager, he was awarded with the accolade of becoming a Trustnet Alpha Manager in 2011, and accomplished a CityWire A Rating in calendar years 2009, 2010 & 2011. He has been a regular contributor to the national written press as well as various broadcast networks including RT, Bloomberg, CNBC & BBC Radio 4.