Brian WilliamsBrian WilliamsExecutive Director, Custom Lending Specialist
About Brian
Brian Williams is an Executive Director and Custom Lending Specialist at J.P. Morgan Wealth Management, covering the East Coast.
Brian partners with Advisors and their teams to structure sophisticated credit strategies for the challenging needs of ultra-high-net-worth clients. He leverages his access to the wide variety of thought leaders across the firm to serve as a conduit to financing options for jet aircraft, luxury yachts and certain commercial real estate properties. The Custom Lending platform also supports large-dollar capital facilities secured by concentrated stock positions, restricted securities and alternative investments, as well as other, more esoteric types of collateral such as fine art collections.
In a career spent entirely at J.P. Morgan, Brian joined the firm in 2012 as part of the Management Development Program and has ascended through roles in the Banking and Lending space, from Client Service Associate in 2014, Associate in 2017, to Vice President in 2020. He has been an Executive Director since 2023.
A graduate of Hope College, Brian holds a B.S. in Business Management. He lives on New York City's Upper West Side with his wife.
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