The Governance Guide collaborates with clients to achieve robust and effective governance practices. With over 15 years of experience, The Governance Guide is your path to effective governance, simply.
Our Values
Integrity
We value honesty and transparency and uphold this value in all of our work.
Simplicity
We work to simplify the complicated.
Dependability
We can be depended on to deliver robust and effective governance practices for your organisation.
Future-thinking
We are always looking ahead to ensure our guidance is relevant now, and into the future.
Our Team
Rachel Colombi GAICD, FGIA, MBA, LLM, LLB, BCOMM
Founder / Principal Consultant
The Governance Guide’s insight and advice is founded on Principal Consultant Rachel Colombi’s first-hand experience in higher education and not-for-profit governance. Rachel has held senior governance, policy and compliance roles in universities across Australia, as well as Chief of Staff in a large NFP delivering mental health recovery services nationally.
Rachel holds an MBA and a Master of Laws, as well as undergraduate degrees in Commerce and Law. In 2019 Rachel completed the Foundations of University Governance program co-created by the University Chancellors Council and the Australian Institute of Company Directors and in 2023 completed the AICD Company Director’s Course. Rachel is also a qualified trainer and assessor, having completed the Certificate IV Training and Assessment in 2016.
Board Roles: Rachel is a parent elected representative on the Seven Hills State School Council.
Memberships: Rachel is a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and a Graduate of the AICD.