William Josephson
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Position: Retired Assistant Attorney General
Organization: New York State Law Department's Charities Bureau
Location: New York, NY
William Josephson is a member of the Expert Advisory Group.
William Josephson recently retired after five years as Assistant Attorney General-in-Charge of the New York State Law Department's Charities Bureau, where he led investigations into the operations of nonprofits and supported regulatory changes to improve government oversight. He was previously a partner at the law firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, and he has held several positions in the public sector, including General Counsel to the Peace Corps, special assistant to the director of the Peace Corps, and Far East regional counsel to the International Cooperation Administration (subsequently the Agency for International Development). Mr. Josephson is president of the Peace Corps Institute and has been a member of the New York State Historical Advisory Board and a trustee of the New York State Archives Partnership Trust. He also served as trustee and chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, a member of the advisory board of the National Service Study Project, and a member of the Board of Overseers of Simon's Rock of Bard College. Mr. Josephson graduated from the University of Chicago and Columbia University Law School.