Ms. Tina Byles Williams is currently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Director, and Chairman of the Board of Directors for Xponance, Inc. Xponance is the successor firm representing the integration of two legacy firms, FIS Group and Piedmont Investment Advisors. Ms. Byles Williams is the lead portfolio manager of the firm’s active global equity strategies and chairs the Investment Committee for Multi-Manager strategies. She has over 30 years of investment experience. Before founding Xponance and its predecessor firm FIS Group, Ms. Byles Williams was a principal and senior consultant with the investment consulting firm WHP, Inc. Ms. Byles Williams sits on numerous boards and is well regarded and frequently quoted for her insights on the investment management industry, emerging or entrepreneurial managers and global and emerging market equities.