J. Kelley Williams, Jr.

Board Chairman

J. Kelley Williams, Jr. is a native Mississippian who oversees the Greenover Group investment management firm which he co-founded in 1997.  Prior to returning to Mississippi, Williams spent time in Oxford, England, where he consulted for Venture Capital Report. Ltd., and in Austin, TX where he worked as Industry Marketing Director for Trilogy, an early stage venture backed software company.  Williams began his career by working as an Analyst and Account Executive for polling and survey research firm Marketing Research Institute.

Williams earned his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1994 and B.A. from Vanderbilt University in 1988.  He was born in Portland, OR and currently resides in Jackson, MS.  He has served on numerous profit and nonprofit boards and committees over the past thirty years.