She is a senior manager in the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, and serves on the board of the Global Research Council.
Williams completed a PhD titled The fate of potassium in grazed dairy pastures at Massey University.
[2] Williams is the General Manager Science System Investment and Performance at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).
[3] Williams is the senior public servant in charge of Te Ara Paerangi Future Pathways, which will reform the New Zealand science system.
[7] In 2023 Williams was elected a Companion of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, for "her outstanding contribution to Aotearoa’s research, science, and innovation sector".