Global leaders join Advisory Board to guide Imperial’s Centre for Responsible Leadership

Committed to advancing purpose-driven leadership for a changing world, the Board will play a pivotal role in shaping the Centre’s position as a global thought leader

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The Advisory Board of the Centre for Responsible Leadership at Imperial Business School plays a pivotal role in shaping the Centre’s strategic direction and amplifying its impact. Comprising distinguished leaders from academia, industry, and the public sector, the Board provides critical insight and guidance to ensure the Centre’s research and initiatives remain relevant, forward-thinking, and responsive to the complex challenges facing leaders. Through its collective expertise, the Board supports the Centre in driving meaningful change across policy, practice, and education, helping to position it as a global thought leader in responsible leadership.

Professor Celia Moore, Director of the Centre for Responsible Leadership, said:

The challenges facing leaders today are compounded with climate change, digital disruption and social inequality. New age organisations require responsible leadership that relies on evidence-based research to tackle larger social, environmental and technological challenges. Our Advisory Board brings together experienced individuals who will steer us in deepening our research efforts and expand our reach for lasting impact. This group represents diverse leadership in expertise which is globally connected and deeply committed to positive change.

A world-class Advisory Board

The Advisory Board includes distinguished figures whose work spans finance, technology, sustainability, public policy and ethics:

  • Robin Bagchi
    Honorary Practice Fellow, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship - Business School 
  • Emma Chandra
    Director of External Affairs, Europe at Clayton Dubilier & Rice
  • Kate Coombs
    Managing Director, Centre for Responsible Leadership
  • Dori Dana-Haeri
    Managing Partner, Sanddollar Partnership
  • Martin Gilbert
    Executive Chairman, River Global PLC | Chairman, Revolut, AssetCo & Toscafund. Co-founder & Former CEO, Aberdeen Asset Management
  • Amanda H. Goodall
    Professor in Leadership at Bayes Business School & Research Associate IZA Institute
  • Vikash Gupta
    CEO & Co-founder, VAR Capital | Co-founder, Monument Bank
  • Conor Hillery
    Co-CEO, J.P. Morgan Europe, Middle East & Africa 
  • Zhiliang (Zhi) Li
    Director, VMS Asset Management | Co-founder & Non-Executive Chairman, PurerAir
  • Celia Moore
    Professor of Organisational Behaviour; Director, Centre for Responsible Leadership
  • Peter C. Oppenheimer
    Chief Global Equity Strategist and Head of Macro Research in Europe, Goldman Sachs
  • Ash Pournouri
    Founder at UNLTD Group
  • Lisa Quest
    Partner, Head of UK & Ireland | Co-Head of Government & Public Institutions – Europe Oliver Wyman
  • Karen Seward
    Head of A&O Shearman Leadership Centre
  • Konstantin Sidorov
    Founder and CEO at London Technology Club
  • Joseph Sitt
    Founder & Chairman, Thor Equities Group
  • Naveed Sultan
    Professor of Practice Department of Finance - Business School

Championing leadership with purpose

The Advisory Board will lead on redefining what responsible leadership means in an era of profound change. The members’ insights will inform research that addresses key questions of trust, ethics, technology, and sustainability ensuring that Imperial’s thought leadership continues to influence both policy and practice globally.

Positioning itself as a global hub for innovative thinking on how organisations can lead with integrity and impact.