Morwen Williams

Morwen Williams is Director of UK Operations for BBC News, leading the technical and studio teams of BBC News. She is responsible for creative technical news gathering as well as all news studios in London and Salford at MediaCityUK and editing in London -  a team of more than 750 people. She is the bridge between the BBC’s journalism and technology- using technology to its fullest to tell stories better for audiences.

Previously she was BBC News’s Deputy UK Editor and led on major special events in the UK, and has worked  as an output editor and producer in BBC regions in London and Manchester.

She is chair of the WBU (World Broadcasting Union) International Media Connectivity Group, working with other broadcasters to find common solutions in this area. She recently completed  the Media Transformation Challenge at Harvard University’s Kennedy School.

Morwen is a keen supporter of the BBC’s apprentice schemes to deliver new and more diverse technical talent in the BBC, as well as working with BBC News’s Women in Technology programme. She’s been a mentor for RISE Women in Broadcasting and the John Schofield Trust for young journalists.  She is proud to have been RISE Women in Broadcasting Woman of the Year 2019.

Morwen is married, with two sons. A keen road cyclist and loves skiing, she comes from a family of award-winning grocers, who know a thing or two about cheese..