Paul Smith

Paul is the award-winning founder of FDI and is described as a ‘boardroom futurist’. He is one of the leading thinkers on the where next for corporate governance and speaks regularly around the world on the themes of board diversity, inclusive decision-making and the concept of the ‘Future Director’.

Paul established the Future Directors Institute (FDI) in 2015, to help directors at all stages (and all stripes) to break down the barriers to board positions and help them usher in a new era for corporate governance.

Since then, Paul has grown the FDI global community to over 3500+ directors and it now provides training, education and a community platform that includes events, programs, awards, a global summit and board consulting.