Bill Spears

Director/Board Member at

Alcide Corp.

86 year

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William Gerli Spears is the founder of Spears Abacus Advisors LLC, which was founded in 2007.
He held the title of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Spears Abacus Advisors LLC from 2007 to 2024.
Mr. Spears's current job is as a Director at Alcide Corp.His former jobs include being the Chairman of Spears, Benzak, Salomon & Farrell, Inc. from 1972 to 1999.
He also held positions as a Director at UnitedHealth Group, Inc., Most Home Corp., and AV Homes, Inc.Mr. Spears received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1960 and his MBA from Harvard University in 1962.

Bill Spears active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Alcide Corp. Alcide Corp. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops and markets biocidal products	Director/Board Member	-

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Companies	Position	End
Spears Abacus Advisors LLC Spears Abacus Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Spears Abacus seeks to generate superior long-term capital appreciation through a focused portfolio of companies that they believe to have dynamic businesses with leading and defensible market positions. The firm employs proprietary fundamental research and emphasizes specific security selection rather than asset allocation. They look for investments that they believe offer favorable asymmetric expected return profiles over the coming three-year period and to possess catalysts to unlock value. Their portfolio construction approach includes the objective of issuer and industry diversification.	Chief Executive Officer	2023-12-31
Most Home Corp. Most Home Corp. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Provides marketing and technology services to real estate professionals	Director/Board Member	2005-12-18
Spears, Benzak, Salomon & Farrell, Inc. Spears, Benzak, Salomon & Farrell, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Investment management firm	Chairman	1999-05-30
AV HOMES INC	Director/Board Member	-
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC.	Director/Board Member	-

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Private companies	8
Alcide Corp. Alcide Corp. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops and markets biocidal products	Health Technology
AV Homes, Inc. AV Homes, Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Develops and builds residential communities	Finance
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. UnitedHealth Group, Inc. Managed Health CareHealth Services Provides hospital and medical service plans	Health Services
Spears, Benzak, Salomon & Farrell, Inc. Spears, Benzak, Salomon & Farrell, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Investment management firm	Finance
Spears Abacus Advisors LLC Spears Abacus Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Spears Abacus seeks to generate superior long-term capital appreciation through a focused portfolio of companies that they believe to have dynamic businesses with leading and defensible market positions. The firm employs proprietary fundamental research and emphasizes specific security selection rather than asset allocation. They look for investments that they believe offer favorable asymmetric expected return profiles over the coming three-year period and to possess catalysts to unlock value. Their portfolio construction approach includes the objective of issuer and industry diversification.	Finance
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Most Home Corp. Most Home Corp. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Provides marketing and technology services to real estate professionals	Finance
Princeton University Princeton University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services