Communication expert biography of williams

Suzanne Williams QPM is one of the world’s longest serving hostage negotiators (and still practicing) who has worked on some of the most high profile and dangerous hostage situations across the world.

This has required negotiating in war zones, on the high-seas with modern pirates, and on behalf of well-known families. She is a visiting lecturer at Harvard University and an Associate Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Said Business School.

She is a highly engaging and insightful speaker with Chartwell Speakers.

Whilst a Scotland Yard detective she was the most senior ranking officer in charge of both the Kidnap and Hostage Negotiation Units. At the highest level, Suzanne Williams has been an active contributor to the UK Government’s crisis response in cases of the kidnap and abduction of UK citizens overseas.

For her work here she received the Queen’s Police Medal in recognition of her commitment to the fields of kidn