Jamie Wildman

Jamie Wildman became one of the youngest managing directors at William Blair, where he now leads business development efforts with private equity and venture capital firms. His earlier experience includes investment banking roles at Bear Stearns and Cowen and Company in New York. He's actively involved with the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago, serving on the preparedness committee, a group of business leaders who advise on strategies for the division of the Red Cross focused on preventing tragedies, and also serves on the leadership committee for the Red Cross Classic, an annual golf fundraiser. He earned a BA cum laude from Vanderbilt University, spent a semester abroad at Oxford University where he studied European economics and politics, and earned an MBA with honors from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.