Who we are
Tony Bovaird
Chief Executive of Governance International and Professor of Public Management and Policy, INLOGOV and Third Sector Research Centre, University of Birmingham. His expertise is in strategic management, user and community co-production of public services, performance management, outcome assessment, partnership working, policy and governance evaluation and open government.
Find out more in his CV here.
Download his German CV here.
Email: tony.bovaird@govint.org
Elke Loeffler
Director of Governance International. Her expertise is in public service improvement, in particular public service co-production (citizen involvement in the commissioning, design, delivery and evaluation of public services), quality and performance management, outcome assessment, open government and local governance.
Find out more in her CV (English, German, Spanish, French).
Email: elke.loeffler@govint.org
Salvador Parrado
Director of Governance International and Professor of Public Management at the Spanish Distance Learning University in Madrid. He works as a trainer and consultant throughout Europe and Latin America and focuses on quality and performance management, citizen engagement, sustainability management, partnership working, outcome assessment, decentralisation, senior civil service systems and competency management.
Find out more in his CV (English, German, Spanish).
Email: salvador.parrado@govint.org
Yvonne Harley
Liaison manager of Governance International. Yvonne’s expertise is in partnership management. Yvonne has the ability to deliver exceptional levels of customer service, working collectively with partners and key stakeholders. Her long-standing experience in events management ensures that Governance International delivers creative and imaginative events meeting customers' expectations.
Find out more in her CV here.
Email: yvonne.harley@govint.org
Our associates are
Dr. Peter Timm-Arnold
Associate of Governance International in Germany. Peter’s special expertise is in performance management, outcome-based management and co-production. Peter is the head of the task of budget consolidation of the local audit commission in North-Rhine Westphalia and has in-depth knowledge of German local government.
Find out more in his CV here.
Email: peter.timm-arnold@govint.org
Olivier Terrien
Governance International Associate in France. Olivier has previously worked in the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. He is a local governance expert with a strong focus on strategic management, citizen participation and co-production with service users and local communities. Olivier works with Governance International on our CitizenPoweredCity initiative in Europe to promote effective co-production of outcomes based on social innovations.
Lean more about Olivier’s consultancy Consulting Territorial Europe and download his English CV (pdf).
John Tatam
An experienced consultant with over 25 years senior local government experience at the corporate centre including Director, Deputy Chief Executive and Acting Chief Executive with an extensive record of success in change management, organisational development, training, performance improvement and partnership building. He played a key role in raising a London borough to be among the highest performers in London.
Find out more in his CV here.
Email: john.tatam@govint.org
Brendan McCarron
Governance International Associate Brendan McCarron is an experienced consultant, facilitator and author specialising in organisational improvement. Having ten years management experience in the military, private and public sectors Brendan has hands on experience with the planning, management, and measurement of organisational improvement.
Find out more in his CV here
Email: Brendan.McCarron@govint.org
Ferhat Emil
Associate of Governance International in Turkey. Ferhat’s special expertise is in public finance and strategic management. Having had a senior position in the Treasury in Turkey, Ferhat has worked with many international organisations to advice and train public officials in local and central government.
Find out more in his CV here.
Email: ferhat.emil@govint.org
Marcel Guenoun
Associate of Governance International in France. Marcel’s special expertise is in performance measurement, benchmarking and citizen panels. Marcel has a lot of consultancy and training experience in France and Morocco and currently coordinates a European network of local authorities involved in citizen panels.
Find out more in his CV here.
Email: marcel.guenoun@govint.org