Christopher J. Williams — Board Member Accountability Profile
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Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Director, Union Pacific Corporation Board Tenure: 2019 – present Committee Memberships: Audit, Finance Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

> Basis for Inclusion: Christopher J. Williams holds a documented governance role at Union Pacific Corporation. Union Pacific Corporation is the largest freight railroad in the United States and made documented political donations to Trump-aligned entities. Union Pacific is significantly affected by Surface Transportation Board (STB) regulatory decisions, federal freight rail policy, trade policy (particularly cross-border trade that moves on its network), and the regulatory framework governing railroad mergers and operations. This profile documents the factual governance relationship, not the subject’s personal political views.

> Subject Classification: Private Citizen / Corporate Director. Board membership is a matter of public record.

> What is NOT the basis for inclusion: Personal political opinions, party affiliation, or protected speech are NOT the basis for inclusion.

Biographical Overview

Christopher J. Williams is the founder and Chairman of Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC, a full-service investment bank that has become one of the largest minority- and women-owned investment banking firms in the United States. He previously founded and led Williams Capital Group, L.P., a prominent investment bank focused on fixed income and equity markets, before its merger with Siebert Financial to form Siebert Williams Shank. Williams has extensive experience in municipal finance, corporate debt and equity underwriting, and capital markets advisory services, representing some of the largest corporate and governmental bond issuers in the country. He joined the Union Pacific board in 2019.

Board Role and Governance Authority

  • Company: Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP)
  • Board tenure: 2019 – present
  • Committee assignments: Audit Committee, Finance Committee

Other Current Board Memberships (if applicable)

No additional public company board seats reported in 2025 proxy.

Parent Corporate Donor Profile

This profile is a governance-accountability companion to the Union Pacific Corporation corporate donor profile.

Sources

  • Union Pacific Corporation DEF 14A Proxy Statement, 2025; SEC EDGAR
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