terri broussard williams

Authentic. Courageous. Impactful.

Terri Broussard Williams has built her career on a solid reputation as an authentic, courageous, and impactful change agent. Throughout her journey as an award-winning non-profit executive, lobbyist, and public speaker, Terri has transformed public and community service into a professional art form, positively impacting the lives of millions of people.

Over the course of her 17-year career as a government relations executive for a large international non-profit, Terri realized her dream of creating significant, community- shifting outcomes. Her most distinguished accomplishments include the passage of key pieces of legislation, such as The Louisiana Smoke-Free Air Act. She achieved this game- changing career milestone at the promising age of 28.

Terri is the author of Find Your Fire: Stories and Strategies to Inspire the Changemaker Inside You.

As one of Austin Business Journal’s Most Influential Women in Central Texas, Terri’s commitment to creating meaningful, groundbreaking, and systemic change is clear. She provides inspirational and altruistic leadership to advisory boards including the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Engagement, the Louisiana State University Diversity Advisory Board, and the LBJ School of Public Policy – Women’s Campaign School Advisory Board, among others. Terri continues to “pay it forward” with thought leadership around change as the founder of the Movement Maker platform (www.movementmakercollective.com).

Terri graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Master of Non Profit Leadership. As the student commencement speaker and winner of the Excellence in Social Impact Award, she demonstrated her authenticity as an approachable, courageous, and refreshing thought leader fully capable of inspiring her classmates to create change and turn moments into transformative movements.

Previously, Terri graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s Social Impact Strategy Executive Education Program where she served as a Teaching Fellow, and received a Graduate Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University. Terri is now serving as the inaugural instructor for the Social Justice Graduate Certificate Program at The Bush School and Center for Non Profits and philanthropy at Texas A&M. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University.

Topics Include
Leadership | Social Impact | Advocacy
Possible Formats
Keynotes | Training & Facilitation | Panels

Past Engagements

  • Cars.com

  • McDonald’s

  • National Parking Association

  • ActionCoach

  • Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc.

  • Louisiana State University

  • The University of Texas - Austin

  • IBM

  • SXSW 2019

  • The New Philanthropists

  • Unrig Summit 2019

  • I Live Here I Give Here

  • Girl Scouts of Central Texas

  • The Junior League

  • Girls Empowerment Network

  • HERdacity

  • Concordia University

  • Louisiana Primary Care Association

  • The Urban League


Travel Info

Departing From: Austin, TX


Terri captivated our audience, both girls and adults alike, and her graceful yet determined professional style made her a powerful and relatable role model – a true superhero!
— Lynell McKay, CEO, Girl Scouts of Central Texas
Terri is the spark that we all need to inspire us to continue moving forward to help build strong communities! Her passion to create moments into movements is a call to action that resonates with us all. We’re so thrilled to introduce our members to women of action like Terri that’s igniting change for all generations!
— Irum Rashid-Jones, President of Dallas Professional Women
Terri was engaging, authentic and a great storyteller. Will definitely dive deeper into the #FirestarterFormula she shared. This was a well-invested hour of my time, from which I anticipated many returns.
— leadership Workshop attendee