Bill Jennings is the former President and Chief Operating Officer of Haven Bancorp and CFS Bank. Bill had a twenty-five plus year career in the financial services industry including a recent role as the founding Chief Operating Officer of a hedge fund advisory firm and its' related funds.
The bulk of his career was spent as a Managing Director of Salomon Brothers, Inc. a global financial services firm. His role began there as a member of the Financial Division responsible for tax and various regulatory matters. Later he became the head of the Financial Division in charge of all financial, regulatory, management reporting and tax functions for the company. He then became a member of the Chairman's Staff and took responsibility for the company's Organization and Staff Development and Human Resource Divisions.
Finally, as Chief of Staff to the Chairman he oversaw the firm's compensation and promotion processes and its' diversity efforts. In that role he participated in the development of a robust process which included direct financial support and recruitment of students from several of the historically black colleges and universities, including among others, Morehouse, Spellman, Howard and Hampton. These efforts resulted in a dramatic increase in minority hiring and retention for the company. He oversaw the creation and implementation of a specialized diversity training program with specific emphasis on senior management. This was followed by the implementation of succession planning and compensation plans that contained a direct linkage to enhanced diversity within the firm.
Bill holds a BBA degree from the University of Notre Dame and a JD degree from Villanova Law School. He has lectured at Harvard Business School, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and Morehouse College. Bill is the former Chair of the Board of the Waldorf School of Garden City and was an eleven year member of the Board of Directors of the Covenant House, serving as a member of its' Executive Committee and Chair of its' Audit Committee.
