Kristi Williams

With more than a decade of experience working in and alongside international schools, Kristi Williams is a trusted consultant to international and independent schools, helping boards and leadership teams strengthen governance, clarify strategic direction, and communicate with greater confidence and purpose.

Kristi served on the senior leadership team at the International Community School in Addis Ababa, where she led strategic planning, communications, advancement, and strategic partnerships while also serving as Board Administrator. Her earlier professional background in marketing and communications (including work with Fortune 500 brands) adds a distinctive strength in strategic and crisis communications. She now partners with boards and leadership teams across diverse school contexts globally, spanning Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and the United States.

Kristi’s consulting focus areas include governance leadership, board development, strategic planning, and leadership alignment. Clients value her ability to simplify complexity, ask the right questions, build trust and accountability, and move important institutional work forward with clarity and coherence.

Kristi is an International Governance Consultant authorized by the U.S. State Department Office of Overseas Schools and a CIS Affiliated Consultant. She leads governance workshops and conference sessions for AAIE, ECIS, EARCOS, AMISA, and AISA.

Based in East Africa, Kristi’s long-standing connection to international education gives her an informed understanding of the complexity, opportunity, and responsibility that shape international school communities. She is especially valued for bringing steadiness, perspective, and clarity to important conversations.