William Crawford

William Crawford is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Pacolet Milliken. William joined Pacolet in 2013, serving first as General Counsel, and then subsequently as President & COO before becoming CEO in 2020. From 2010 – 2013, William was a Senior Vice President with TD Bank. Prior to TD, he was Chief Legal and Risk Officer of The South Financial Group, Inc., a publicly-traded banking holding company that merged with TD Bank in 2010.  From 1989 through 2001, William was a lawyer in private practice where he  specialized in SEC matters, corporate finance, governance and M&A transactions. 

William was born in Cuthbert, GA. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in piano performance from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University and his law degree from Harvard Law School. He lives in Greenville, SC with his wife Marion and is active in many civic and charitable organizations. William and Marion have three grown children. He is also a director of Diversified Trust, an investment advisory and trust company headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.