Background
Hambrecht, William R. was born in 1935.
Hambrecht, William R. was born in 1935.
Student, Princeton University.
Broker Francis I. DuPont & Company, San Francisco. Co-founder Hambrecht & Quist, 1968, managing partner, 1968-1997, retired, 1997. Founder W.R. Hambrecht & Company, 1998, chairman, Chief Executive Officer, 1998—1999, chairman, co-Chief Executive Officer, since 1999.
Co-founder, United Football League, since 2009. Board directors Adobe Systems Inc., 1982-1999, Aristotle Inc., since 1999, Motorola Inc., since 2008, Ironstone Group Inc., since 2008, America Online Inc., since 2009.
Board directors public radio and television station KQED Inc., San Francisco. Trustee American University Beirut. Member, advisory investment committee, Board Regents, University California.
Fellow: American Academy Arts & Sciences.
Married Sally P. Hambrecht. 5 children.