William G. Spears (born 1938) is an American asset manager, philanthropist and board member.
[1] He received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1960 and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1962.
[2][3] Spears began his career at Loeb, Rhoades & Company in 1962 and was named a general partner in 1970.
[8] Spears’ past corporate board affiliations include UnitedHealth Group, Recognition International Inc., Avatar Holdings Inc. and Osborn Communications Corp.[9][10][11][12][13] Spears served as director of UnitedHealth Group for 15 years until his resignation in 2006.
He established the Spears Endowment for Spiritual and Moral Education at Choate.
[22] Spears served as a trustee of Union Theological Seminary from 2000 to 2007 and as vice chairman during a portion of that time.