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About the Institute

Who we are

The Institute for Governance & Leadership is a privately held, independent organization. It is headquartered in the Netherlands and registered at the National Chamber of Commerce since 2007. Co-founders and partners are Daniel Le Gras and Patricia Le Gras-Macdaniel.

Our Clients

Our clients are experienced leaders in public and private sector organizations both in formal leadership positions and informal leadership roles. For example Business leaders, political leaders, non-profit leaders, professionals, reporters, public influencers.

Our Services

We tailor our governance and leadership services both in the Netherlands and in Belgium (Brussels) to the needs of:
Non-Executive Directors/Supervisory Boards
Executive Directors and Change Leaders

Our Leadership

Daniel Le Gras, LLM

Daniel has 45 years of professional expertise in economic development, management consulting, interim-management, coaching & training, and Board assessment. He has facilitated hundreds of self-assessments for Boards of Directors of public and private sector organizations, such as national hospitals and universities.

He holds a master's degree in European Law (LLM) and professional degrees in Company Direction (Institute of Directors, UK) and Executive Coaching (Corporate Coach University International, USA).

He was also a senior lecturer in corporate governance and leadership at several Dutch business schools and the academies of three national Non-Executive Director Associations for almost 20 years.

Patricia Le Gras-Macdaniel, LLM, MBA

As a business consultant, she supported Dutch businesses in their transition to the Euro in the early 2000s. She also has experience as an academic lecturer and researcher in European Law & Policy at the National Dutch Open University, and several national Administrative Academies. She organized fully-booked symposia and events for lawyers and other legal experts on major European topics.

She holds a master's degree in European Law (LLM), an MBA in Strategic Management from Henley Business School, UK, and an Executive Coaching degree (Corporate Coach University International, USA).

Daniel and Patricia have an international multi-cultural background enabling them to understand and be of better service to a broad spectrum of clients.

Testimonial

The Textbook is a thoughtful and helpful addition to the expert literature on boards of directors and their role behaviours. It is based on a deep consideration of existing cross-disciplinary studies.

Em. Prof. Dr. B. Garratt • Corporate Governance, Cass Business School, City University, London (UK)

About the Institute

Who we are

Our Clients

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Daniel Le Gras, LLM

Patricia Le Gras-Macdaniel, LLM, MBA

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