Stacey C. Williams, Ph.D., M.P.H

Founder, CEO & Chief Strategist

Communities don't lack data. They lack better ways to turn information into action. That belief is the foundation of Community Health Intelligence.

For more than 20 years, Dr. Stacey Williams has worked with communities, governments, nonprofits, and researchers to answer a simple but important question: How can communities make better decisions that lead to better outcomes?

Her career has spanned public health, education, child welfare, economic development, and local government. Across each of these fields, she observed the same challenge. Communities were collecting more data than ever before, but often lacked the systems needed to translate that information into coordinated action and meaningful change.

That realization led her to found Community Health Intelligence, an organization dedicated to helping communities strengthen how they learn, plan, implement, and improve. CHI's work is grounded in the idea that lasting change requires more than good data. It requires the ability to transform information into shared understanding, informed decisions, and continuous learning.

What Guides Her Work

• Make research practical so evidence can inform everyday decisions.

• Connect data, strategy, and implementation rather than treating them as separate activities.

• Build lasting capacity by helping organizations develop systems for learning, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Keep communities at the center by ensuring that research and data reflect the experiences of the people they are intended to serve.

Today, Dr. Williams partners with public agencies, foundations, nonprofits, universities, and cross-sector collaboratives to design research, strategic planning, and performance management systems that help communities address complex challenges and build stronger futures.