NCSL has a governing council that works in partnership with the the College’s Chief Executive and leadership team to set the strategic direction and vision for the College. The council is appointed by the Depatment for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).
Governing council members are drawn from a wide cross-section of the education community, including serving heads, public sector organisations and private business concerned with leadership development. The council also has strong international representation, underlining the government’s aim for the College to reflect the best practice worldwide.
As Chairman of NCSL’s Governing Council, Vanni Treves is instrumental in advising and guiding the College. For 30 years he was a Partner (for 12 of them Senior Partner) at Macfarlanes, a major City law firm, specialising in corporate law and international transactions. He is now Chairman of Korn/Ferry International, The Equitable Life Assurance Society and Intertek Group Plc, and has in the past been Chairman of three other public companies and, until recently, of Channel 4 Television Corporation and of London Business School, of which he is an Honorary Fellow. He is a member of the Council for Industry and Higher Education, a Governor of Sadler’s Wells, a Trustee of the J Paul Getty Charitable Trust and Solicitor to The Royal Academy. He holds an MA in Jurisprudence and an LLM in International Law and writes and lectures regularly on boardroom topics, especially corporate governance.
Committees meet four times a year between full council meetings.