Nicholas Barnett
Nicholas Barnett is one of Australia’s most experienced board advisers, helping boards strengthen their performance, effectiveness and impact.
With more than 40 years of leadership, governance and advisory experience, he brings a rare combination of boardroom, executive and consulting expertise. Over the past two decades, he has conducted more than 300 board and governance reviews across a diverse range of organisations, including Dexus, GrainCorp, HESTA, Snowy Hydro and World Vision. His advice is practical, evidence-based and grounded in a deep understanding of what drives board effectiveness.
Nicholas combines extensive board review expertise with significant boardroom experience. He is Chair of Pro Purpose and has previously served as Chair of Ansvar Insurance, First Samuel and Ambit Group. He has also served as a director of Mission Australia and Stillwell Motor Group.
Nicholas also serves as Founder for our sister brand, Insync Boards, which specialises in board and governance effectiveness, powered by Insync.
Recent insights articles by Nicholas
Turning recommendations for improving board effectiveness into action
Governance webinar: Individual directors and chair effectiveness: What it really takes
Extraordinary things happens when boards and executive teams act as one
How and why high performing boards act as one
A new (CLEAR) framework for clinical governance committee effectiveness
