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10 board advisors
These ten board advisors hold or have held a board advisor title, advising the boards and leaders of the organizations they work with. Their experience shows what a board advisor role involves, how it differs from a director seat, and what founders and boards can reasonably expect from one.
Professionals to explore
01—10Amanda Vine
LinkedInExperience: Business Mentor and Board Advisor (Board 180) · Focused For Business
Business Mentor and Board Advisor (Board 180) at Focused For Business since 2026 and Director of Amanda Vine Consultancy since 2018. Her profile describes her as a business strategist, board advisor and leadership mentor who helps founders and executive teams of start-ups and SMEs build scalable, resilient businesses, with a background in B2B, ESG and agency environments.
Anshu Aanand
LinkedInExperience: Board & Government Advisor · Independent / Advisory Mandates
Board & Government Advisor on independent advisory mandates since 2010, Founder of Anshu Anand & Advisors since 2006, and Member Of The Board Of Advisors at WASME - World Association for Small & Medium Enterprises since 2021. The profile says Aanand advises founders, CXOs and boards at critical inflection points on scale, capital, governance and leadership decisions.
Ben Prakash
LinkedInExperience: Board Advisor · Global Environment Facility
Board Advisor at the Global Environment Facility since 2024 and Board Advisor at the European Commission since 2023; former Advisory Board Member at the Global Environment Facility (2012–2015). His profile describes venture capital and angel investing in technologies for the global transition to sustainable energy, with a concentrated focus on alternative energy.
Doris Höpke
LinkedInExperience: Board Advisor and C-Suite Mediator partnering with Reckhenrich Advisors · Reckhenrich Advisors
Board Advisor and C-Suite Mediator partnering with Reckhenrich Advisors since 2023. She is also a Member of the Board of Directors at Airbus (since 2025) and a Member of The Supervisory Board at Mercedes-Benz AG (since 2024), and her profile notes she is a former Board Member of Munich Re.
Erkki Panula
LinkedInExperience: Project based board advisor & Interim CEO · Cleamix Oy
Former Project based board advisor & Interim CEO at Cleamix Oy (2023–2024) and Board Business & Strategy Advisor at Trusthood since 2023. Former Chairman of the Board at Neurosonic Oy (2022–2024). His profile describes 16 years in business consulting assessing boards and management teams and recruiting non-executive board members and CxO positions.
Marc Kremer
LinkedInExperience: Board Advisor · Boost Innovations
Former Board Advisor at Boost Innovations (2023–2025) and former Non Executive Director and Advisor at Calla Ltd (2019–2025); Board Observer and Shareholder Representative at Koalaa | Upper Limb Prosthetics since 2023. His profile describes a board-level advisor and consultant with expertise in business strategy, marketing and brand development who advises C-suite executives.
Michael Modak
LinkedInExperience: Board and Company Advisor · Prefere Resins
Former Board and Company Advisor at Prefere Resins (2022–2026) and former Operating Partner at One Rock Capital Partners, LLC (2017–2026); Founder of Material Advisory Services, Inc. since 2026. His profile describes board director and CEO experience across specialty chemicals, materials, manufacturing and industrial companies, working with fellow board members and leadership teams on profitable growth.
Najeeb Alharthy
LinkedInExperience: Board Senior Advisor · Shell
Board Senior Advisor at Shell since 2024. His profile says that in this role he works to enhance governance and facilitate effective interactions across committees and the Oil Board and Gas Board, with a focus on strategic alignment, robust decision-making and shareholder value.
Paul Boardman
LinkedInExperience: Board Advisor · Aleph Insights
Former Board Advisor at Aleph Insights (2023–2025) and Non Executive Chair at Voyant since 2026. His profile describes a technology-focused business leader, director and advisor across national security, emerging tech and the startup ecosystem, and says that as founder of Helmcrag he works with investors, boards and founders on strategic technology insight, particularly in cybersecurity.
Steven Baloff
LinkedInExperience: Board Advisor · Working Trees
Board Advisor at Working Trees since 2022, and also Board Advisor at Azteco (since 2022), Samuel Hall (since 2024) and GuideTime (since 2025). His profile describes him as a veteran of high-tech, startups and venture capital, with specialties including software-as-a-service, internet infrastructure, security, cloud infrastructure and cryptocurrency.
Choose the right perspective
Match the advisor's operating background and the stage of companies they have advised to your own situation, since advising a listed group's board differs from guiding a startup founder. Agree up front on scope, time commitment and whether the role is advisory only or a path to a formal board seat.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you structure a board advisor engagement, and how often do you meet with the board or leadership team?
- 02Where have you seen a board advisor add the most value compared with a formal director?
- 03What would you need to understand about our company and board before advising us?
About this directory
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