Strategy
Strategy, capital allocation & M&A
Portfolio strategy, capital deployment, transaction oversight and value creation across cycles, ownership structures and jurisdictions.
Board mandates · AI, data & technology governance
Governing AI and technology risk at board level.
Boards are being asked to oversee AI, model risk and data governance faster than most director training has caught up. I help boards separate real technical advantage from narrative risk — and build the oversight structures that let a board challenge, not just approve, machine-assisted decisions.
Board mandates
Four questions every technology-intensive board should be able to answer.
I help boards determine whether technical advantage is real, whether the company controls the assets on which its value depends, and whether strategy, capital and governance are aligned for scale.
Technology
AI, data & technology oversight
Board-level oversight of technical capability, model and data risk, responsible adoption, cybersecurity and operational resilience.
Commercialisation
IP, commercialisation & international scale
Technology defensibility, chain of title, product and market validation, strategic partnerships and cross-border expansion.
Trust
Regulation, reputation & stakeholder trust
Regulatory readiness, social licence, disclosure integrity and stakeholder risk in high-scrutiny markets.
Independent governance record
Chair, board and advisory experience across regulated, technology-intensive sectors.
Board directorships
R3i Inc · Omusubi Capital · portfolio companies
Advisory & committees
AI Asia Pacific Institute · Mandalay Venture Partners · Board Advisor, RepRisk AG · Cornerstone Capital · Raiven Capital
Detailed board and academic biographies are available on request.
Board education
Keynotes and closed-door sessions built for the boardroom, not the main stage.
Two of six signature keynotes speak directly to what boards are wrestling with right now.
Board Governance in the Age of Machine Judgment
Preserving challenge, accountability and human agency as decision support becomes the decision.
Cyber Risk Governance in an LLM Era
What boards must ask when large language models sit inside every critical decision.
Deep-Tech Readiness Diagnostic
A structured board or investment-committee session to pressure-test whether a company's technical advantage, IP position and governance are ready for the next stage of capital or scale.
In their words
What boards and institutions say.
“I have known Leesa since we met in the Army. Ethics, honesty and enthusiasm are a true reflection of her personality and professionalism — someone I trust and highly recommend for any venture she pursues.”
Bring rigorous technology governance to your board.
Independent director, Chair and advisory mandates for technology-intensive, regulated and cross-border businesses.