Paula Stone Williams

Rev. Dr. Paula Stone Williams is uniquely qualified to address this topic with mental health practitioners, pastors, educators, and corporate leaders.  A transgender woman who is a mental health professional, clergy person, and former CEO, she brings powerful insight, poignant perspective, and solid guidance regarding this timely concern. Paula is an internationally known speaker on issues of gender equity, LGBTQ+ advocacy and religious tolerance.  Her TED talks have had over nine million views. As keynote speaker, Paula has addressed hundreds of corporations, conferences, churches, and universities around the world.  She has served as an adjunct university professor in the United States and Europe. In addition to her role as an educator and consultant, Paula has been CEO of a large religious nonprofit, editor-at-large of a nation-wide magazine, and host of a national television show.  With her wide-ranging expertise, also informed by her doctoral dissertation on the DiSC Personality Profile, she has led corporate boards and work teams to become more effective and productive. Paula’s memoir, As A Woman – What I learned About Power, Sex, and the Patriarchy After I Transitioned, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2021. She has written eight books, including She’s My Dad, co-authored with her son, Jonathan.