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Meri: together at Pleo
Meri: together at MOO
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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
- Procter & GambleHead of Operations - North Europe Site Services2011 — 2012Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Procter & GambleOrganisational Development Roles (various)2004 — 2012
- Procter & GambleApplication Management Group Leader2009 — 2010
- Procter & GambleGeneral Accounting IDS Team Leader2008 — 2009
- Procter & GambleGlobal Procurement Card Product Manager2006 — 2008
- Procter & GambleEMEA Self Billing Product Owner2005 — 2006
- Procter & GambleUK Corporate Solutions Systems Analyst2002 — 2005
- SitePointAuthor: Principles of Project Management2007 — 2008
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.
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
Operating Partner at AlbionVC
Fiona Lay
Investor at Kindred Capital
Irina Haivas
Venture Partner at Kindred Capital
Jackson Hull
Investor at Kindred Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Meri Williams?
- 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.
- Where does Meri Williams work?
- Meri Williams is at Kindred Capital.
- Where did Meri Williams go to school?
- Meri Williams studied at University of Bath (1st Class Honours in BSc (Hons) Computer Information Systems, Computer Science); Rhenish Girls' High School (English, Afrikaans).
Founder mafias
University of Bath mafia63
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Iain DukesBScFounded Viriom +1Paul HetheringtonIntegrated Mechanical & Electrical Engineering (MEng)Founded Hlabs +1George Kalligeros(MEng) Masters in Mechanical EngineeringFounded Aseon +1Pedro GomesHigher National Certificate (HNC)Founded Reown +1Dominic LewisInternational Business Management + EconomicsFounded Tray +1Jack RogersBA Hons Modern Languages with European Studies (Russian and French)Founded Picknic Media +1
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Kindred Capital mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
MOO mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kindred mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended University of Bath194
Catherine BergersenSenior Executive Assistant at Mayfair Equity PartnersJohanInvestor at InvestinorMaddie CoughlinInvestor at DN CapitalBen PalmerInvestment Professional at OxxJuliette PetitChief of Staff at Keen Venture PartnersSarah HollyheadDirector at Marlin Equity Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Pleo14
Jeppe RindomCo-founder & CEO of PleoNiccolo PerraCo-founder of PleoMerritt HummerInvestor at Bain Capital VenturesKen FoxPartner at StripesJohan BrennerGeneral Partner at CreandumJordan IshakuInvestor at Sustainable Ventures
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Also worked at Undisclosed Startup1
Also worked at Vodafone135
Antonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesSimon SegarsExecutive Advisor at Black Opal VenturesTommy AhlersFormer Danish Science Minister at Giant Ventures Global LlpLirui DingPrincipal at TRANSCENDEren BaydemirExperts | Product Management at 212Marcos OsórioDirector, Cyber at Bright Pixel Capital
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