Leadership and Governance

Andrew is a Psychologist, Coach and Leadership professional with more than 30 years’ experience working in the private, public and humanitarian sectors. Andrew’s original training was in psychology; and along with extensive clinical experience, he has held senior academic posts in health psychology and medical education. Andrew is the pro-bono Chief Executive Officer for WYSE International, and has been working with WYSE as a principal trainer since 1992. He directs the overall functioning and strategic development of the international organisation, with responsibility for programme development; international programmes; trainer and staff development; and United Nations related activities.

Sam is trained in education and management. In addition to her work with WYSE, she is currently the Head Teacher of an inner London school where over 30 languages are spoken. Her interests in education incorporate diversity and transcultural education and she also undertakes leadership consultancies with other educational organisations. Sam was also previously a Director of WYSE in Australia and has been a trainer for WYSE since 1994. Sam’s responsibilities for WYSE involve the overseeing of administration and finances; curriculum development and organisational development.

Hilary Harvey is a leadership development consultant and executive coach with a background spanning the private, public and non-profit sectors. She has been involved with WYSE since 2006 and is part of the core programme faculty as well as being a member of the leadership team. Hilary is interested in helping people connect with their best self so that they can express their leadership with impact that creates real and lasting change.

Mihaela is a psychologist-psychotherapist and an ICF PCC leadership coach and mentor, working with organizations as a consultant and in her private practice as a psychotherapist. She started volunteering 20 years ago and sees it as part of her social responsibility and World service, supporting causes she deeply believes in, like WYSE. Mihaela is a WYSE alumni, attending her first WYSE programme in 2008, and since 2010 has been involved also as a volunteer.

Marta works in a global consulting firm focused on sustainability in meetings & events worldwide. She attended WYSE ILP in 2017 and has been supporting the program since then. Marta has been involved with foundations/NGOs since an early age with the main focus on education & processes efficiency. She is passionate about empowering people to bring their best leader out to the world with the hope of a new type of leadership in our society.

John works in open education, especially Wikipedia, he has worked as Wikimedian in residence at UNESCO and had previously worked at the Natural History Museum and Science Museum in London and organised Wikimania, the annual worldwide Wikipedia conference. John attended his first WYSE programme in 2008 and has been involved ever since, he is interested in finding ways of sharing what WYSE does with much larger groups of people and connecting emerging leaders online.

Maarten is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Imperial College London. He carries out work on sustainability of cities, urban air quality and urban microclimate. Maarten supports WYSE’s vision of fostering and connecting young leaders, and believes that its innovative lecture model can be a true catalyst for change. Maarten has attended several programs, both as participant and as staff, and helps maintain and develop WYSE’s ICT infrastructure.

Khatchig Ghosn is trained in social work. After doing his masters in psychosomatic studies in Lebanon, Khatchig did another masters degree in intermediation and social development in Montpellier, France. He is passionate about working with youth, gender equality and sexual education. After attending the International Leadership Programme in Lucca in 2017, Khatchig has been a volunteer with WYSE.

Pia is a Qualified Personal Assistant with vast experience in the Sports Industry where she was an Executive Assistant and responsible for logistics and hospitality at many major sporting events. She then became a Music Rights Manager which involved music clearance for film and TV, including music reporting on the Summer and Winter Olympics. In January 2018, Pia became the Virtual Administrator at WYSE. She is responsible for the WYSE administration and looks forward to receiving your application and guiding you through the process should you wish to apply for one of the WYSE Programmes.

Richard has a background in law and has spent the last 25 years working with large companies on an international stage, more recently helping to support in-house legal teams and transform ways of working. Richard loves working with people, helping them to see their potential and to understand their place in the wider world.

Sam is trained in education and management. In addition to her work with WYSE, she is currently the Head Teacher of an inner London school where over 30 languages are spoken. Her interests in education incorporate diversity and transcultural education and she also undertakes leadership consultancies with other educational organisations. Sam was also previously a Director of WYSE in Australia and has been a trainer for WYSE since 1994. Sam’s responsibilities for WYSE involve the overseeing of administration and finances; curriculum development and organisational development.

Charles is the founder and Senior Partner of TPC Leadership and is one of Europe’s leading executive coaches. Charles has a passion for enabling leaders to develop their unique and most impactful leadership style; for helping people be more creative with their thinking; and to deliver on tough business issues that create breakthroughs in performance. Charles has been a trustee since 2009 and is also a member of the faculty team. Charles has taken on the role of Chair of the Trustess in October 2017.

John is Managing Director of Values Based Leadership. John works with clients to design and deliver tailor made leadership development solutions that support their organisational strategic intent. John has worked with Senior Executives in global organisations since 1994 to enable them to develop their leadership style and impact and lead significant cultural change in their organisations. He is an experienced coach and mentor to Senior Executives and has worked across numerous business sectors. John is currently delivering leadership development programmes for Global clients in Europe, North America and Asia and has extensive knowledge of working with cross-cultural leadership groups.

Alan brings a wealth of business experience to the WYSE gained in a progressive career in Financial Services, Utilities and the Internet. He has held a number of senior positions and was CEO of uSwitch.com until its sale in 2009. He currently runs his own business advisory company helping SMEs and new start-ups grow and realise their full potential. Alan joined WYSE because he believes that helping young people develop strong leadership skills and wider business skills is the key to future success.