About Us


Above Board Advisory brings together eminent scientists with Business & board advisory experts to deliver a premium culture measurement and solutioning service meticulously designed for Boards and leaders of large companies.

Our World Class Team

  • Martin Blake

    FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN

    Martin brings more than 30 years of professional advisory expertise served in complex local and global operating environments across financial services & the public sector. As Chair of KPMG NSW Martin worked shoulder to shoulder with CEOs and Chairs navigating strategic and cultural change.

  • Lisa Gamboni

    FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Lisa is an Economist and Psychologist with decades of global engagement delivery experience to draw on. Lisa led both Deloitte’s and KPMG’s Human Capital Practices for many years and it credited with driving client service innovation and excellence in the industry.

  • Professor Alex Gillespie

    CHIEF SCIENTIST

    PHD of Psychological and Behavioural Science at London School of Economics and Political Science, is an Editor of Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, and Visiting Professor II at the Oslo New University. Alex brings more than 20 years of applied research and teaching on culture and communication with over 100 scientific articles published. Pioneered and proved, with Professor Tom Reader the ground-breaking unobtrusive culture measurement. Consults and advises to major corporates and multi-nationals.

  • Elizabeth Hunter

    FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Elizabeth brings rich, relatable experience gained as the Chief People Officer of three ASX100 Companies. With this comes an impressive track record leading enterprise -wide culture imperatives that realised sizeable profit benefits. Holds Independent Non Executive Director and Board Advisory roles.

  • Anthony Latimer

    FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Anthony is a corporate and commercial lawyer with over 30 years experience as a partner working in major international law firms globally. Anthony’s focus is on M&A and corporate advisory principally in the energy, mining, agriculture & technology sectors. He has advised on acquisition and merger laws, capital markets, corporate law including corporate governance, shareholder arrangements, shareholding. His roles have included managing complex transactions for clients in respect of the provision of legal services.

  • Associate Professor Tom Reader

    CHIEF SCIENTIST

    PHD of Organisational Psychology at London School of Economics and Political Science, directs the MSc in Organisational and Social Psychology and a member of the School’s Knowledge Exchange Framework Strategic Committee. Tom brings more than 20 years research and teaching on organisational culture with over 50 academic articles published. Pioneered and proved, with Professor Alex Gillespie the ground-breaking unobtrusive culture measurement. Consults and advises to major corporates and multi- nationals.