Helle Bank Jorgensen

CEO and founder of Competent Boards, the world's first globally accessible board training program, Helle is a leading global expert on governance and sustainable business practices, with a 30-year record of turning environmental, social, and governance risks into innovative and profitable business opportunities. 

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Helle’s Amazon bestseller, Stewards of the Future: A Guide for Competent Boards, was published in 2022. She is a regular contributor to FTs Agenda and interviewed by many leading publications.

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A business lawyer and certified public accountant by training, Helle is an internationally recognized voice on governance, sustainability, climate, and nature and serves at Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence’s Sustainability & ESG Insights Council; World Economic Forum (WEF) Expert Network for Corporate Governance, Leadership, and Emerging Multinationals; and as co-chair, global expert panel, Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) established by HM King Charles III, among other roles.

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Board members and executives in over 55 countries – many from Fortune 500 companies – have achieved certification from Competent Boards, and have gone on to help their companies mitigate the risks and seize the opportunities presented by the ever-evolving governance landscape.

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In addition to Competent Boards, Helle has a few other brainchildren, including the world's first green account, the first integrated report, the first holistic supply chain program and many innovative business solutions, and latest The Future Boardroom.