Helle Bank Jorgensen, the CEO and founder of Competent Boards, is an internationally recognized voice on sustainable governance practices.

A business lawyer and certified public accountant by training, Helle is a member of the Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence, World Economic Forum Expert Network for Corporate Governance, Leadership, and Emerging Multinationals, and the co-chair of the global expert panel Accounting for Sustainability established by King Charles III.

A native of Denmark, Helle now lives in Canada, where she was named one of Canada's Most Powerful Women in 2022 and recognized by The Globe and Mail as a "Global Changemaker" in 2023. In 2024, she received the Corporate Governance Lifetime Achievement Award in New York City. In November 2024, IR (Investor Relation) Magazine inducted her into the Corporate Governance Hall of Fame.

Board members and executives in over 55 countries - many from Fortune 500 companies - have achieved certification from Competent Boards. They have gone on to help their companies mitigate the risks and seize the opportunities presented by the ever-evolving governance landscape.

Her Amazon bestseller, Stewards of the Future: A Guide for Competent Boards, was published in 2022 and has sold nearly 10,000 copies. She is a regular contributor to the Financial Times' FT Agenda and Board Agenda and has been interviewed by many leading publications. Prior to founding Competent Boards, she was a partner at PwC.