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Jennifer Williams

General Counsel & Chief Risk Officer at Frontwave Credit Union

Ms. Williams brings a breadth of in-depth experience as an attorney to Frontwave Credit Union, including in the fields of law, compliance, internal audit, enterprise risk management, complaint resolution and fraud.

After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice, History and Political Science, she went on to earn a Juris Doctorate degree from the Indiana University School of Law.

Prior to joining the credit union movement, Williams served as a director at UBS International in New York, NY. In 2011, she joined the credit union industry, where she served first as Chief Legal Counsel for Aventa Credit Union in Colorado Springs, CO, and most recently as Vice President of Risk Management at California Coast Credit Union in San Diego, CA.

Ms. Williams is an active speaker on the credit union conference circuit, and volunteers on the board of directors for Cinderella’s Attic, a local San Diego non-profit.