Nick Barnett

Nicholas (Nick) founded Board Benchmarking and has over 35 years of experience as a governance expert, director, business leader, and consultant. He is the Executive Chair of Board Benchmarking and Insync. He is also Chair of Pro Purpose and was previously Chair of Ansvar Insurance, First Samuel, and Ambit Group. He has served as a director of Mission Australia and Stillwell Motor Group. Previously a partner at KPMG Australia, he is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD).

Nick has conducted more than 200 board reviews, spanning a diverse range of organisations from Dexus, GrainCorp and HESTA to Snowy Hydro, World Vision and Red Hill Football Netball Club. He is an accomplished author, speaker, and media commentator on governance, organisational culture, and gender diversity. He has authored numerous articles and three books on leadership, culture, engagement, and transformational change. He was also recently the primary author of Benchmarking board performance: 500 board reviews later and Golf Club Governance in Australia: 4 steps to better outcomes.