Esau Williams

Judging Panel (Chairman)

Esau Williams is a multimedia journalist and broadcaster with considerable international experience. He has been with the BBC World Service in London for more than a decade, presenting news and current affairs programmes to a global audience.


Esau holds a master’s degree in International Political Economy (with Merit) from King’s College London. He received a BA (Hons) in Politics with Philosophy from Royal Holloway University of London, and his first bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.


In his spare time, Esau enjoys doing mechanical work on cars, listening to classical music, playing chess, and attempting the piano.