John Williams was appointed CEO of The Institute of Leadership in September 2020, following a number of CEO and Director roles in the UK, Middle East and Far East. Currently a Global Advisory Board member for the Commonwealth Enterprise & Investment Council, and a member of the Strategy Group for the Club of Three, John has also been a Diversity Champion for the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office, and an adviser to the Cabinet Office on strategy and leadership. He has been a guest lecturer on Strategy, Leadership and International Business at universities in the UK and Europe for many years. John occasionally writes about business for online publications, and outside of work has qualifications in sports psychology and sports massage. His interests include mountain biking, coaching reluctant marathon runners, and writing articles about arcane economic issues for which he is dubiously qualified.