Marta Williams

Marta arrived in Spain from Washington, D.C. after finishing her degree in the U.S. has been an active professional in Spain in the world of leadership and journalism (Resident Foreign Correspondent for abcNews from 1982 to 2004) and EL PAIS newspaper, as part of the founding team. In 1992 she added leadership to her career, founding The Washington Quality Group (WQG) with John Byrne and Carlos Marin to help develop leadership skills among Spanish executives. Using the Goldsmith methodology, WQG worked for hundreds of Spanish and multinational companies, using as supporting instruments Feedback 360º and coaching. WQG founded The Institute of Coaching in 2001, the first school to teach and certify coaches in Spain, and one of the first in Europe. In 2007, Marta founded her new company Williams Leadership & Associates.

She teaches courses in Leadership and Coaching at IE in Madrid, where she is also a co-director of the Mentoring Program for LiderA (a special program for high potential Spanish women,) the University of Alcala de Henares, and the Francisco Vitoria University in Madrid. She has taught at various universities in Latin America, including the Universidad Javierana of Bogotá, the Universidad de Ricardo Palma in Peru.

Marta has taken part in numerous workshops and seminars in Europe, the U.S. and South America. She often participates in television and radio programs on human resources, leadership and coaching, and has authored numerous articles and chapters on these subjects.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• 2008 – Today: Founding Partner-CEO Williams and Associates
• 1990 – 2007: Founding Partner-CEO Washington Quality Group
• 2000 – 2007: Founding Partner-CEO The Institute of Coaching
• 1982 – 2003: ABCNews. Foreign Correspondent for Spain
• 1976 – 1982: PRISA, El Pais

Consultancy and Coaching Clients: Siemens, Ericsson, Kodak, BMW, Coca-Cola, Endesa, Caja Madrid, Construcciones Aeronáuticas (CASA), Lever Fabergé, Telefónica, ING, Johnson & Johnson, SAICA, ABB, Disney, SANITAS, American Express, Sun Microsystems, 3M, Carrefour, KPMG, Diageo, Microsoft, Arc International, AXA, Banco Central de la República del Ecuador and others

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• 2006 – Today: Adjunct Professor. Human Resources at IE
• 2005 – 2006: Human Resources. Universidad de Ricardo Palma, Lima (Peru)
• 2005: Human Resources. Universidad Javeriana, Bogota (Colombia)
• 2002 – 2007 to Present: Human Resources. San Pablo CEU
• 2002 – Today: Human Resources. Universidad Alcalá de Henares
• 2008 – Today: Human Resources. Universidad Francisco Vitoria

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Bachelor of Arts – History- Wilson College, Pennsylvania (USA, 1967)
• Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude
• Master Television Journalism and Production

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND – COACHING

• GILD MasterCoach (USA)
• Faculty Member of the Global Institute for leadership Development. San Diego (USA)
• Linkage MasterCoach (USA)
• Marshall Goldsmith Method: Certification (USA)
• The Institute of Coaching: Certification (Spain)
• Birkman Certification (Europe and USA)