The Governance Guide collaborates with clients to achieve robust and effective governance practices. With 16+ years of experience, The Governance Guide is your path to effective governance, simply.
Our Values
Integrity
We are professional, honest and open.
Simplicity
We simplify complexity.
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 and Director
The Governance Guide’s insight and advice is founded on Principal Consultant Rachel Colombi’s first-hand experience in higher education, not-for-profit and public sector 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. Through The Governance Guide, Rachel works with clients across the not-for-profit, higher education, and public sectors on both an ongoing advisory basis and for discrete projects.
Rachel holds a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Laws (specialising in Government and Commercial Law), alongside 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.
Board Roles: Rachel is a Non-Executive Director and Governance Committee member of Richmond Fellowship Queensland.
Memberships: Rachel is a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and a Graduate of the AICD.