Board of Directors

William Taylor Spitz, Independent Non-Executive Director
William Spitz is a principal and director of Diversified Trust Company and is also vice-chancellor for Investments Emeritus for Vanderbilt University. Prior to his retirement after 22 years of service, he was responsible for the management of the University’s US$3.5 billion endowment as well as its treasury and technology transfer operations. During that period, he served on a number of advisory committees for timber, private equity and real estate funds and was the recipient of several significant awards given to prominent members of the endowment community. In addition to Cambium Global Timberland Limited, William serves as a director of MassMutual Financial Group and Acadia Realty. Previously, he served as a director of the Bradford Fund and was chair of the board of The Common Fund. Prior to joining Vanderbilt University in 1985, he was an officer of several investment management firms in New York. William is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds an MBA from the University of Chicago.
William Spitz is a principal and director of Diversified Trust Company and is also vice-chancellor for Investments Emeritus for Vanderbilt University. Prior to his retirement after 22 years of service, he was responsible for the management of the University’s US$3.5 billion endowment as well as its treasury and technology transfer operations. During that period, he served on a number of advisory committees for timber, private equity and real estate funds and was the recipient of several significant awards given to prominent members of the endowment community. In addition to Cambium Global Timberland Limited, William serves as a director of MassMutual Financial Group and Acadia Realty. Previously, he served as a director of the Bradford Fund and was chair of the board of The Common Fund. Prior to joining Vanderbilt University in 1985, he was an officer of several investment management firms in New York. William is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds an MBA from the University of Chicago.


