Elizabeth Monier-Williams

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Elizabeth Monier-Williams is a Certified Career Strategist and marketing consultant with over 20 years of experience marketing products, companies and ideas within Toronto’s technology and research sectors. She has built and led interdisciplinary teams to achieve ambitious targets while delivering transformational work. 

Elizabeth is a pioneer in crowdfunding campaigns for research-driven technology. She co-directed the WaveCheck campaign on Indiegogo, which raised over $150,000 in platform and follow-on donations to fund an innovative medical imaging technology. WaveCheck was also twice named to the Globe and Mail’s Top 10 Canadian crowdfunding campaigns. She also served as strategy lead for the Linkitz campaign on Kickstarter, which raised over $100,000 USD for a wearable technology designed to encourage girls to code. 

Elizabeth holds a Honours Bachelor of Arts (co-op) from the University of Waterloo, where she was the English Department’s candidate for the Gold Medal. She completed a Master of Arts from the University of Guelph, receiving an Ontario Graduate Scholarship to fund her studies. A lifelong learner, Elizabeth is an alumna of Raw Signal Group and Growclass, and an active member of both communities. 

Publications

In Spring 2022, I published Chaos Calling, my first novel, under the pen name E. M. Williams. The book received a strong Kirkus review, was named a #1 Amazon Hot New Release, and won a 2025 Canadian Book Club Award in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy category. 

To learn more about my writing work, visit emwilliams.ca.