Meri Williams

Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Meri Williams, is responsible for the scaling up of some of the world’s biggest organisations. You may not have heard her name, but you’ll have seen the evidence of her work with industry leaders including Monzo, Procter & Gamble, and Marks & Spencer. She particularly enjoys helping others to level up as technical leaders and managers of organisations, and works as a CTO coach and tech advisor to various companies in this capacity through micro-consultancy ChromeRose. Taking your business from good to great and utilising the technology opportunities available, is no easy feat, but Meri Williams is the woman that can help you do just that.

CTO of mobile-first bank and winner of Best British Banking App 2019, Monzo, is quite the title. For Williams she has thrived in the role since 2018 and has been responsible for scaling the business into the leading bank brand it is today, whilst optimising costs. Williams’ ability to work under pressure, in high-value business environments to implement engineering decisions that improve processes and profits, is undeniably impressive.

Drawing on her experiences during keynote speeches, Meri Williams gives practical advice to others on how they can replicate her success. Throughout her career, Meri Williams has been influential in some of the biggest companies in banking, eCommerce and manufacturing. One of her earlier career roles was as the Head of Operations for Proctor and Gamble, where she ensured seamless delivery of service across the company’s internal and external stakeholders. After leaving the position in 2012, she joined the Government Digital Service in a similar role as the Head of Delivery, again proving her ability to implement long term positive change.

Realising the talent she had, Meri Williams founded ChromeRose in 2013, where she combines her abilities to assist companies by training, keynote speaking and consulting. She is now also a Technology Advisor for Kindred Capital, a company that practices equitable venture. She is also an avid sponsor of scholarships that help girls and women to start STEM careers, via the charity One Goes Up. Meri also supports Arts and Women in Technology scholarships for students at the University of Bath and is an avid supporter and Board Trustee of Stonewall - the UK's leading LGBT+ charity. 

As a speaker, Williams focuses on the benefits of inclusivity in the workplace as she did in her 2019 Skills Master talk. Additionally, Meri Williams is the Chair of The Lead Development Conference, where she is responsible for building a lineup of speakers, including herself, for global events that will benefit tech industries. Evidently, Meri has had a highly successful career to date and has been hugely dominant across a number of key sectors. For unrivalled guidance and industry knowledge, Williams is the ideal keynote speaker, able to take individuals and companies from good to great. Having led teams from 30 to 300, Meri has worked with companies including Procter & Gamble, the Government Digital Service, MOO, Monzo and Healx to name but a few. With a career spanning project development, programming and product management, book Meri Willaims to speak on scaling technology, improving diversity and inclusion and ways of working.