About
Meri Williams is a CTO who has led and scaled technology organisations across sectors including medtech, fintech, government, ecommerce, telco and manufacturing, and currently serves as Principal at ChromeRose in advisory, non-executive director and interim CTO capacities. She is a published author, international speaker, and co-curator and host of The Lead Developer conference series, which has run in London, New York, Berlin and San Francisco since launching in 2015. She also delivers the Be a Brilliant People Developer workshop, which trains technologists in management and coaching.
Experience
- ChromeRosePrincipal (Advisor, NED, Interim CTO)current2013 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- LeadDevChair (aka Co-Curator & Host) of the LeadDev Conference Seriescurrent2015 — presentLondon, New York, Berlin, San Francisco
- FlagstoneNon Executive Directorcurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Kindred Capital VCTechnology Advisorcurrent2016 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- Skiller WhaleAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- MOATCRAFT™ - product judgement for developersStrategic Advisorcurrent2026 — presentLondon, UK
- Career BreakTravel2026Worldwide
- PleoChief Technology Officer2022 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
- PleoUK Financial Services CEO2024 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
- CardeoAdvisor2022 — 2023
- HealxTechnology Advisor2021 — 2022
- HealxCTO2020 — 2021London and Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Monzo BankCTO Emeritus2020
- Monzo BankCTO2018 — 2020London, United Kingdom
- MOOChief Technology Officer2016 — 2018Farringdon, London
- Marks and SpencerHead of Engineering / CTO M&S.com2015 — 2016Paddington, London
- Balloon StudiosFounder, CTO2014 — 2016London, United Kingdom
- Undisclosed StartupCTO2013 — 2014London, United Kingdom
- VodafoneIS Designate2013 — 2014Newbury & London
- Government Digital ServiceHead of Delivery2012 — 2013Holborn, London
Education
- University of Bath1st Class Honours in BSc (Hons) Computer Information Systems, Computer Science
- Rhenish Girls' High SchoolEnglish, Afrikaans
Skills & more
EmceeTechnology Leadership1Public SpeakingScalabilityExecutive LeadershipBoard GovernanceStrategyManagement99LeadershipSoftware Development7Agile Methodologies30Change Management33
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Product ManagementBusiness TransformationProgram ManagementProject ManagementAgile Project ManagementE-commerceBusiness Process ImprovementIT ManagementWritingPeople ManagementTeam LeadershipTeam ManagementLanguages Afrikaans · Dutch · English · German · Spanish
- ITIL V3 Service Operation — ITIL
- Project Management Professional — Project Management Institute
From Meri's professional profile.
Founder mafias
University of Bath mafia16
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Iain DukesBScFounded Viriom +1Paul HetheringtonIntegrated Mechanical & Electrical Engineering (MEng)Founded Hlabs +1Jonathan MilnerHonoraryFounded Bit BioJes BroengPh.DFounded NorlaseCam KavanaghBSc EconomicsFounded GrowthkitchenSimon WillisonBScFounded Lanyrd
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Kindred Capital mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kindred mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended University of Bath100
Catherine BergersenSenior Executive Assistant at Mayfair Equity PartnersJohanInvestor at InvestinorMaddie CoughlinInvestor at DN CapitalCarlos ContiManaging Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupBen PalmerInvestment Professional at OxxJuliette PetitChief of Staff at Keen Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Pleo10
Merritt HummerInvestor at Bain Capital VenturesKen FoxPartner at StripesJohan BrennerGeneral Partner at CreandumRichard KeuntjeVice President at CreandumGreta AndersonPrincipal at Balderton CapitalJordan IshakuInvestor at Sustainable Ventures
+ 4 more
Also worked at Vodafone82
Antonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesSimon SegarsExecutive Advisor at Black Opal VenturesLirui DingPrincipal at TRANSCENDEren BaydemirExperts | Product Management at 212Marcos OsórioDirector, Cyber at Bright Pixel CapitalSherihan MostafaOffice Manager at DisrupTech Ventures
+ 76 more
Also worked at Government Digital Service2
Also worked at Procter & Gamble235
Ken ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystDavid JohnsonManaging Director at Intel Capital, North AmericaKenneth Morand, Ph.D.Life Sciences Partner at CincyTechChad L. SummeBoard Member at CincyTechAlex TosoliniAdvisor at CincyTechDjoni de VosPrincipal at Keen Venture Partners
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Colleagues at Kindred Capital
Christian Owens
Investor at Kindred Capital
Chrys Chrysanthou
Investor at Kindred Capital
Chrysanthos Chrysanthou
Advisor at ScaleX Ventures
Dan Vickers
Investor at Kindred Capital
Dave Wascha
Investor at Kindred Capital
Fiona Lay
Investor at Kindred Capital
Irina Haivas
Venture Partner at Kindred Capital
Jackson Hull
Investor at Kindred Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Meri Williams work?
- Meri Williams is at Kindred Capital.