Michelle A. Williams

Michelle is a nationally recognized expert in epidemiology, a distinguished public health scientist, and an award-winning educator. She has demonstrated expertise in design thinking and analytics, particularly at the intersection of health, data and technology.

Michelle is a member of ICF’s Board of Directors, a professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, and adjunct professor at the T. H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University. Michelle previously served as dean of the Chan School and chair of the Epidemiology Department. Prior to that she had a distinguished career as a professor, epidemiologist and research center co-director at the University of Washington School of Public Health and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington.

Michelle has published more than 500 peer-reviewed research papers on a wide range of topics. She has been recognized with the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the Chan School’s Outstanding Mentor Award, the White House’s Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring, the University of Washington’s Brotman Award for excellence in teaching, and the American Public Health Association’s Abraham Lilienfeld Award for education in epidemiology.

Michelle is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, the Society for Epidemiologic Research, and the American Epidemiological Society. She was also recognized by PR Week as one of the top 50 health influencers of the year in 2020.