Warren B. Williamson

Horses have been a part of Williamson's life outside of the
financial world where he made his living. There were horses on the
family's 4,200-acre ranch near Ramona, Calif., he went to the races
with his parents on occasion during his youth, and he bought his
first interest in a racehorse in a partnership toward the end of
the 1960s. A few years later, Williamson and a friend, Cliff
Rucker, paid $3,500 for Hunting Moon, who broke his maiden at Del
Mar and won against allowance and claiming company. He bred and
raced the outstanding grass filly Nashoba's Key. Other top horses
he has owned are Tiz Elemental and Tiz a Blend, who are both out of
his stakes-winning mare Blending Element. Williamson worked for 22
years as a stockbroker for the firm Williams R. Staats, through
three name changes, was a partner at Crowell Weedon & Co., and
at one time served as chairman and CEO of the Chandis Securities in
Pasadena. He has been chairman of Chandler Trusts. Williamson has
served on a number of boards, including the Oak Tree Racing
Association and Hollywood Park.