William Chester
About William Chester
William Chester is the Vice President of Healthcare Leveraged Finance at Jefferies in New York, with a background in leveraged and acquisition finance from U.S. Bank and a strong educational foundation in business administration and international business law.
Title
William Chester currently holds the title of Vice President - Healthcare Leveraged Finance at Jefferies. He started this role in 2020 and works out of New York, New York, United States.
Current Company
William Chester is currently employed at Jefferies, where he serves as the Vice President - Healthcare Leveraged Finance. He has been working in this position since 2020, based in New York, New York, United States.
Previous Roles at Jefferies
Before becoming Vice President - Healthcare Leveraged Finance at Jefferies, William Chester worked as an Associate in Leveraged Finance from 2018 to 2020. His responsibilities included finance activities related to leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, and other high-yield financing activities.
Career at U.S. Bank
William Chester's career at U.S. Bank included roles as an Associate in Leveraged & Acquisition Finance from 2016 to 2018 and as an Analyst in Debt Capital Markets from 2014 to 2016. His work focused on structuring and executing leveraged finance transactions. He also served as a Summer Analyst for two months in 2013.
Educational Background
William Chester holds a BS in Business Administration with Special Attainments in Commerce from Washington and Lee University, where he studied from 2010 to 2014. Additionally, he studied International Business, Trade, and Tax Law at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) for 11 months in 2012. He completed his high school education at The Taft School from 2006 to 2010.
Internships
William Chester has had multiple internship roles early in his career. He interned at Reinhart Partners, Inc. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for one month in 2012 and two months in 2011. These roles provided him with foundational experiences in the finance industry.