The past 10 years, Anthony Williams has served as the Managing Director of the Black Diamond Group.  While functioning in a dual capacity of Managing Director of equity2 (Impact investment fund) and Market President of AltCap Texas (regional CDFI) for nearly 3 years.  During this span of time, he’s raised $5M+ in loan capital, closed $2M+ in community-focused loans and invested $2M+ in minority-led companies and LMI community real estate projects.

As a strategic advisor and implementor, he has extensive experience in providing interim leadership and raising capital for companies in various cities throughout the Midwest, Southeast and Texas to the tune of $115M+ in capital raised and $40M+ in debt restructures. Additionally, Williams has substantial experience in providing both tactical and strategic guidance to global corporations and small businesses.

Prior to starting The Black Diamond Group, Anthony was the former President/CEO of a regional National Minority Supplier Diversity Council (NMSDC). In this role, he served as catalyst for minority business development, corporate supplier diversity partnership and community collaboration to spur economic development.   During his tenure leading the council possessed 80+ corporate members and certified over 400 MBEs annually throughout the Missouri and Kansas region that employed 34,000+ employees and generated over $10B in annual revenue.