Jess Williams

Founding Board Member

Jessica Williams is Head of Service and Partner Development at Sport Wales and an Honorary Research Fellow at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jess has held previous positions in policy, public affairs, and research within the sport, environmental and public health sectors in both Wales and New Zealand. Jess has represented Wales at international touch rugby, is a qualified physiotherapist, and has held mentor and volunteer roles for adaptive sport, Women’s Equality, and several LGBTQ+ organisations, including as a Non-Executive Director and Vice Chair for New Zealand’s biggest LGBTQ+ Youth Charity, Rainbow Youth.

Jess is a member of the UK Steering Committee for the International Working Gorup (IWG) on Women in Sport – the world’s biggest network dedicated to advancing gender equity and equality in sport and physical activity. She is currently a Trustee at Diverse Cymru, and is part of the Pride Sports Steering Committee, working to host the LGBTQ+ Multisport EuroGames to the UK in 2027.