John is the managing partner of Integrity Governance. He specialises in working with businesses at a point of inflection, and boards and businesses under pressure due to change.
Prior to establishing Integrity Governance over 15 years ago, John worked across a range of industries and held chief executive, chairman and director roles in a number of companies around the world.
John is a core international facilitator for the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and is an in-demand speaker and thought leader on board effectiveness, practical governance and business disruption. He’s a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Institute of Directors (UK), Financial Services Institute of Australia, a Board Leadership Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors (USA) and a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.
Will Harvey is professor of management and associate dean of research at the University of Exeter Business School. He is chair of the board of Libraries Unlimited.
Will researches on reputation, talent management and leadership within organisations. He has researched and worked in a variety of sectors, including consulting, defence, education, energy, finance, government, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing and retail.
Fiona is chief executive of Women on Boards UK and a trustee of the charity Fight for Sight. She is a former investment director for Old Mutual Asset Management and Hill Samuel Asset Management, running the Global Equities and Emerging Markets Desks respectively. In the past, Fiona has advised the board of Thai Euro Fund and been the director responsible for pension fund asset allocation for Old Mutual Asset Management's Employee Pension Fund.
Eelke M. Heemskerk is associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam, and boardroom consultant at the Galan Group. He publishes on corporate governance, executive decision-making, and global networks of corporate control.
Jenni Henderson is section editor: business and economy for The Conversation. Before starting at The Conversation, Jenni worked on the Mindframe national media initiative, helping journalists report on mental illness and suicide. She has also worked for a number of years in radio, online and television journalism for the ABC and for Reuters at the Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur bureaus.
Brian Henry comes from a social sciences background and has previously worked as a marketing and communications specialist and a newspaper journalist. Brian was awarded a PhD from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) for his study of urban Dublin in the late 18th century. His doctoral thesis was immediately published as a book called "Dublin Hanged" by the Irish Academic Press. Brian was also awarded an MSc in Economic History from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a Bachelor’s degree in American Studies from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC).
Deborah Hicks Midanek, founder of Solon Group Inc., is a pioneer in the corporate restructuring industry. She is well known for her turnaround expertise having diagnosed and remedied problems for more than 60 corporations and facilitated the growth of nearly 30 other ventures, including her own. Deborah has served as director, lead director or chairman as well as committee chair (audit, compensation, governance, special independent) for public and private companies. She earned her MBA from the Wharton School and an AB from Bryn Mawr College. A frequent writer and speaker on governance, strategy, and leadership, she is deeply involved in promoting entrepreneurship.
Catherine Higham is a policy fellow at the LSE’s Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. She coordinates its Climate Change Laws of the World project. Catherine joined the Grantham Research Institute after nearly a decade of policy and advocacy work in the not-for-profit sector. Most recently, Catherine worked at the international environmental organisation CDP, where she led the organisation’s engagement with sub-national governments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Before dedicating her career to the fight against climate change, Catherine spent many years working in the field of human rights.
Gilles Hilary joined the McDonough School of Business as the Houston Term Professor in Fall 2016. Previous to Georgetown he has taught at INSEAD, Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, HEC Paris, HKUST and Tsinghua University. He regularly teaches courses on corporate governance, risk management, financial analysis, decision making processes, and behavioral finance. He has taught in different capacities at other institutions around the world, and regularly teaches courses on corporate governance, risk management, financial analysis, decision-making processes and behavioural finance. He is a founding member of Cercle-K2, a French think-tank on risk management. His research has been profiled in publications such as the Financial Times, Le Monde, Handelsblatt, Bloomberg Businessweek, Yomjuri Shimbun/Japan News, The Hindu, among many others. Gilles regularly presents his research internationally.
Luke is director of the High Pay Centre (HPC), having previously worked as deputy director of HPC from 2012–2015. He was subsequently policy lead for corporate governance and stewardship at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association, the trade body for UK pension fund investors, before returning as director of HPC in March 2018. He has authored a number of reports on subjects including inequality, corporate governance and responsible investment and has also previously worked for a number of think-tanks and in local government.
Gavin Hinks is the managing editor of Board Agenda. Hinks, an award-winning business journalist with over 20 years' experience, is the former editor of Accountancy Age and Financial Director; he has written extensively about financial and regulatory issues, corporate governance and ethical and responsible business practices. Hinks manages the editorial team at Board Agenda and produces targeted news and featured content across print and digital media, he also hosts conferences and other live events. As well as presenting several videos, Hinks has also appeared on national TV and radio as a pundit offering his insights and expert opinion on the business world today.
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