William Walder

William Walder has a strong background in business development, with experience in various roles at different companies. William most recently served as the Head of Business Development at Latham & Watkins since October 2018. Prior to that, they worked as a Senior Business Development Manager at Ashurst from July 2014 to September 2018. Before that, they held the position of Business Development Manager at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer from February 2012 to July 2014. William also served as a Business Development Director (Europe) at BlessingWhite from May 2010 to February 2012, and as an Associate Director at Corporate Executive Board from August 2007 to May 2010. Their earliest work experience was as an Account Manager at FreshMinds from August 2004 to March 2006, where they were responsible for relationship building, sales process management, and understanding clients' needs.

From 1999 to 2002, William Walder attended Royal Holloway, University of London, where they obtained a 2:1 degree in Geography.