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The single sentence
Jordan Ellery writes, speaks and advises on governance and the judgement of organisations.
The programme note · 60 words
Jordan Ellery writes, speaks and counsels on how organisations resolve difficult calls. Author of The Deciding Room and A Field Guide to Better Boards, he has delivered over 150 keynotes and guided 500 organisations — from development banks to university systems — on deciding under pressure.
The profile version · 150 words
Jordan Ellery has devoted twenty years to studying how organisations decide: sitting in on hundreds of board meetings with a notebook and a stopwatch, then quantifying where the hours genuinely leak away. A visiting fellow at the Halloran School of Government, he now speaks to audiences and counsels chairs, executives and senior teams confronting weighty choices on slim evidence. His books — The Deciding Room (2024) and A Field Guide to Better Boards (2021) — are boardroom reading on four continents. His stage manner is frank and dry: boardroom stories, ministry tales, a strand of data, and one framework the audience can apply the next morning.
Authorised portraits
Approved for programmes, articles and event pages with the credit “Jordan Ellery”. High-resolution files ship with the organiser pack.
Subjects he carries on stage
- What slow decisions really cost — for leadership gatherings and offsites.
- Governing what you cannot predict — for directors, regulators and public institutions.
- The quiet work of trust — for company-wide meetings and culture summits.
- Decision latency — the evidence briefing, for strategy and risk forums.
Logistics and practical notes
- 45–60 minutes plus moderated questions; earpiece or handheld, either welcome.
- Slides optional — most keynotes lean on five visuals or none.
- A pre-event briefing call comes with every date.
- Takeaway one-pager supplied as a print-ready PDF.
- London-based for travel; international dates add travel at cost.
