A strategic advisor and thought-leader on transforming hearing healthcare, Nancy M. Williams is Founder and President of Auditory Insight®. Nancy partners with senior executives of pharma and device companies to create successful market development and commercialization strategies. She also consults to venture capital and private equity firms evaluating investments in hearing restoration, cochlear implants, and hearing aids. She serves on the UnitedHealthcare Hearing advisory board.

As a hearing healthcare advocate, Nancy has addressed thousands on living, working, and making music with hearing loss. Her published articles are widely read by consumers and hearing healthcare executives alike. She served on the board of the Hearing Health Foundation, chairing the marketing committee, from 2011 through 2015.

Nancy also publishes award-winning creative nonfiction. The Chattahoochee Review awarded her the Lamar York Nonfiction Prize for her piece, “Deserting the Piano.” She serves as the publisher and founding editor of Grand Piano Passion™, an online oasis of how-to articles and personal essays for adults who play the piano, all musicians with hearing loss, and anyone claiming a passion.

An ardent pianist, Nancy often performs the piano when she speaks at conferences and conventions. A Sing for Hope Volunteer Artist, she also plays in retirement homes, veterans hospitals, and AIDS hospices. She debuted at Carnegie Hall in 2012 in a masterclass recital, while wearing her hearing aids for her moderate-to-severe hearing loss.

Nancy is a graduate of Harvard Business School and Stanford University, both with distinction.