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Benjamin Williams

Executive Vice President at Welch & Forbes

Firm officerUpdated

Benjamin Williams has been Executive Vice President of Welch & Forbes LLC, a Boston, MA investment adviser managing $9.9B, since January 2005.

21
Years in role
$9.9B
Firm AUM
699
Firm clients
12
Firm advisers

From Form ADV filed 19 May 2026Form ADV

Career

Benjamin Williams is a control person of Welch & Forbes and directly owns under 5% of it. Benjamin Williams holds an MBA from F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. Benjamin Williams studied at Bowdoin College.

Welch & Forbes is an investment adviser based in Boston, MA, registered with the SEC since 2001. It provides financial planning and investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, other investment advisers and individual clients. Its regulatory assets under management total $9.9 billion, as filed on 19 May 2026. Its fees, ownership and offices are on the firm’s profile.

Benjamin J. Williams, Jr. is Portfolio Manager of Welch & Forbes. Williams has 41 years of investment industry experience and joined the firm in 1999. Previously, Williams was Partner and Portfolio Manager at Moody, Lynn & Co. and Senior Portfolio Manager and Director of Research at John Hancock Mutual Funds. Williams is a member of the Executive Committee and serves as Chairman of the Fiduciary Compliance Committee.

Key facts

CRD
1626225
Firm
Welch & Forbes · CRD 115119
Role
Executive Vice President
In role since
January 2005 · 21 years
Control person
Yes
Direct ownership
Under 5%
Firm headquarters
Boston, MA
Individual registration
No current adviser record · SEC search
Disciplinary history
Not yet shown here · SEC record

Common questions

Where does Benjamin Williams work?

Benjamin Williams has been Executive Vice President of Welch & Forbes LLC since January 2005, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 19 May 2026

How can I verify Benjamin Williams’ record?

Benjamin Williams’ role is listed on Welch & Forbes LLC’s Form ADV, which the SEC’s adviser search (adviserinfo.sec.gov) publishes under the firm’s CRD 115119.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 19 May 2026

Leadership at Welch & Forbes

Sources

  1. IAPD individual lookup, CRD 1626225, checked 21 October 2026. This profile uses the Form ADV officer listing; the individual lookup did not provide a current investment-adviser record.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Welch & Forbes LLC, filed 19 May 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. Welch & Forbes team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards and the portrait, reproduced for identification.