Strong governance is essential to organisational success, and governance professionals are at the heart of making it happen. They work alongside boards and executive teams to support strategic goals, ensure effective decision-making, and promote good governance practices.

Tobias is a director at Elemental, the CGIUKI’s service provider of the year 2021. He is dual-qualified, having trained and qualified as a solicitor at Linklaters, a Magic Circle law firm, before becoming a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute.

The Health Service Governance Handbook is the most comprehensive and useful guide in the field of corporate governance in the NHS. It offers vital insight into the corporate governance landscape, exploring the principles and regulatory frameworks of corporate governance and how they relate to the NHS.

Student membership of the Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland is your first step to chartered status. Everyone studying for a CGIUKI qualification becomes a student member, whether you’re studying the Chartered Governance Qualifying Programme, the Foundation Programme, or one of our short course qualifications.

In this powerful reflection, Damilare Ojo shares the vision behind the inaugural Black Excellence in Governance Awards UK—a landmark initiative celebrating the achievements of Black professionals whose leadership is reshaping boardrooms across the country

Two-thirds of governance professionals report rising influence, but many say resource and recognition have not kept pace. The Governance Market Survey 2026: The reality of the role, produced by The Core Partnership in partnership with the Institute, draws on responses from 971 governance professionals across listed companies, financial services, private businesses, charities and the wider not-for-profit sector.

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Charley Addison is a Manager in Fund Administration. In this comment article, she reflects on how pursuing a career in international finance and administration exceeded her expectations, and why the IFA qualifications helped her gain the knowledge and confidence to grow into a confident industry professional.