Dr. Richard LeBlanc

Author, or contributing author, of dozens of scholarly and practitioner articles, books and programs, Richard's work has been described by various faculty at Harvard, Yale, London Business School and elsewhere as "great," "much needed," "wonderful and pragmatic," "thorough" and "nothing short of remarkable," as well as by Fortune 500, NYSE, FTSE and other company leaders as "leading edge," "ground-breaking," "valuable guidance," "indispensable," "compelling" and "exceptional."

Richard adopts a framework for governance effectiveness developed over several years. His work, directly or indirectly, has impacted companies throughout the world, including those that have used Richard's methodology to strengthen their governance effectiveness and accountability practices. He is frequently consulted by stakeholders - such as companies, investors, associations, partnerships, not-for-profits, the media and regulators - for the latest developments and trends and customizes his speaking engagements to please all types of audiences.

Instead of focusing on what boards should be doing from the outside, Richard studies what boards actually do from the inside, how they are led, work and behave. He is the leading proponent of competency-based recruitment and assessment, a bold new approach to governance effectiveness. Richard shows how effective boards and committees oversee management, work as a team, and add enormous value to the organization. He presents a model of board effectiveness.