Monica G. Williams, PhD

Monica G. Williams, PhD, is a seasoned higher education leader with a strong background in partnerships and fundraising. She became the inaugural president of Texas Woman's University's Houston campus on Aug. 26, 2024. As president, Williams provides strategic leadership for TWU's Houston campus, located in the Texas Medical Center, which encompasses more than 60 medical institutions. Williams served nine years as foundation president and vice president of advancement at the University of North Texas at Dallas and has also held leadership positions in fundraising at the United States Fund for UNICEF, Houston Works USA, Rice University, Prairie View A&M University, and Texas Southern University. She has an extraordinary record of achievement in leading philanthropic efforts, securing grants, and stewarding gifts. She has close relationships with Houston stakeholders that she formed in the business, industry, non-profit, and civic sectors.

Additionally, Williams taught English in the Houston Independent School District, served as the inaugural director of Houston's Sylvan at Work/Sylvan Learning Systems Office, and worked at Neighborhood Centers Inc., leading its community-based programming. In addition to her lengthy record of fundraising and establishing partnerships, Williams served as an adjunct faculty member at UNT Dallas and at Texas Southern. Williams earned a bachelor's degree in journalism/English and a master's degree in communications at Texas Southern University, and a PhD in Educational Leadership at Prairie View A&M.