Doug Williamson

Doug Williamson FCA FCT has an encouraging and supportive teaching style which gives his students the confidence to stay engaged in financial decision-making and the courage to say, "I don't understand", when they don't. Doug believes that many financial problems could have been averted if a decision maker had been brave enough to admit that they didn't understand. This applies equally to commercial and personal finance. For this reason, Doug assumes no prior knowledge or experience when he teaches. Doug is a highly experienced finance tutor with Cambridge University and the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT). He also has extensive experience in the commercial and not-for-profit sectors, including KPMG, Virgin Entertainment Group and Abcam plc. Doug is a chartered accountant and corporate treasurer who enjoys distilling his expertise into financial education, executive mentoring and coaching. He is a writer for the ACT’s journal The Treasurer, and principal contributing editor of the Treasurer’s Wiki, an on-line glossary of financial terms: https://wiki.treasurers.org/wiki/Main_Page.

Doug is also a mentor and trainer for Toastmasters International’s public speaking, communication and leadership programmes. He enjoys helping people to learn and apply their skills in practical and meaningful ways.

Qualifications:

Fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers

Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

Advanced Communicator, Toastmasters International

Advanced Driver, Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents

Teacher of the Alexander Technique

MA Law, Emmanuel College, Cambridge

** Research**

• Principal contributing editor, Treasurer’s Wiki, continuously updating for latest developments in finance

• Principal contributing editor, Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) Learning Academy resources

• Regular technical article writer for The Treasurer, the ACT’s official journal

• Level Verifier and assessment panel member for Diploma in Treasury Management & Certificate in International Cash Management

• Presentation and leadership skills trainer with Toastmasters International, mentor

• Cambridge Public Speaking Programme, lead trainer and mentor

Selected Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLES

The Treasurer journal, 58 technical articles on treasury & finance. , 2018

OTHER

Numerous ACT and UK Asset & Liability Management Association in house study materials (c 600,000 words in total). , 2017