Jeff Williams

Jeffery Lorenzo Williams, graduated from John Jay College in 1991 with an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice and 1992 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. He received Paralegal Certification from Adelphi University in 1998. Currently, Mr. Williams works as a Budget Analyst at Colgate Palmolive where he handles Colgate’s legal accounts worldwide. If that is not enough, Mr. Williams is also a Real Estate Associate Broker selling properties in the five boroughs of New York. He is the former Board President of 675 Walton Inc. COOP building in New York serving for 5 years. He shared the stage with Christopher Reeve and Trisha Meili at speaking engagements. He has been invited by colleges and high schools in New York, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina to speak on the topics of “Overcoming Obstacles”, “Walking without legs”, “Overcoming fear”, “Fighting against the Odds”, and of course “Living with a Disability”. He hosts networking events and party promotions all over New York and has been featured in the NY Times, AM News, and Daily News. He has also been seen on NY1 and CNN. It has been said that Mr. Williams has no fear. Since being paralyzed at the age of 13, he has driven the Polaris Slingshot 3 Wheel motorcycle, flown glider planes, water skiing, jet skiing and drives ATV’s like a rough rider in tough terrain.