Madeleine Williams
Managing Director, GLE Programme Management and Consulting

Direct Line: 020 7940 1511
Email: madeleine.w@gle.co.uk

In a 20-year career at senior level in London, Madeleine Williams has worked for the Greater London Council and the ALG (now London Councils) before moving to GLE. She has led major London projects such as setting up the London Development Partnership, London’s first Recycling Scheme and the capital’s successful lobby for EU funding.

Madeleine has a strong European perspective in her work, working closely with EU institutions, and has led London's partnership working with other cities. She set up London House in Brussels 1994, and has developed co-operation on urban issues by co-ordinating London delegations to major European cities.

Madeleine directed The London Study, a research project for the European Commission that served as a model for projects in Berlin, Leipzig, Marseilles and Vienna. She has directed several EU projects including the European Learning Network on enterprise in deprived urban areas and a study of population mobility in European cities.

Madeleine sits on several bodies including the London European Programmes Committee, the Objective 3 Advisory Group, the Stockwell Urban management committee. She has advised the European Commission, the Committee of the regions and several Government departments.