Join ULI Capital Region for the second edition of the CEO Speaker Series, featuring Ash Williams, Vice Chair for J.P. Morgan Asset Management, moderated by Beth Corum, President of Capital City Bank. Hosted by the ULI Capital Region Board, this exclusive event will take place at The Monroe on November 20 at 5:30 PM. 

For this conversation, Ash will focus on real estate trends – particularly in the Southeast and Florida region – while drawing on his broad expertise across the economy, the market, and real estate. His extensive background and perspective promise a compelling discussion on leadership, strategy, and the future of investment and real estate.

Among the topics he and Beth will explore:

• What is the economic and market context for real estate?
• Artificial Intelligence – What does the future look like?
• In-Person vs. Remote: Are workers returning to the office?
• Retail – Where it was, where it is, and where it's going

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Ash Williams is Vice Chair for J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan Asset Management in 2022, Williams was Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer for the Florida State Board of Administration (SBA), with assets of over $250 billion. Previously, he was a Managing Director at Fir Tree Partners and President and CEO of Schroder Capital Management. Earlier in his career he held senior roles in the executive and legislative branches of Florida state government, including initial leadership of the SBA from 1991-96. 

Williams is a trustee of the Florida State University Foundation, and the National Institute for Public Finance. He serves on the investment committees of the IEEE and the Episcopal Diocese of Florida. He also serves on the board of the Economic Club of Florida, is a Hull Fellow of the Pacific Pension and Investment Institute, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. 

He received BS and MBA degrees from the Florida State University (FSU) and lives in Tallahassee, FL with his wife; they have three grown daughters.