GACG
GOVERNANCE • PEOPLE • ANALYTICS

Global Alliance Consultancy Group

Connected thinking for better organisations.

We unite governance, people and analytics to turn evidence into confident, practical action.

Our foundation

Our mission

Design better organisations through a connected view of how they work.

We connect boards, policy, management, culture and people. Evidence guides how we diagnose, decide and deliver, with people at the centre.

How we work

Our values

The standards behind our work.

  1. 01
    Rigour in action

    We ground every recommendation in credible research, tested reasoning and decisive action—without relying on hype or unsupported claims.

  2. 02
    Technology with purpose

    We actively examine and incorporate useful technological advances—not for novelty, but where they can improve insight, access, quality or execution.

  3. 03
    Contextual agility

    We do not force organisations into one-size-fits-all or shelf-ready solutions. We adapt the approach to the institution, its people and the realities of implementation.

  4. 04
    Systematic practice

    We work methodically: defining the problem, examining the system, making assumptions visible, and linking decisions to evidence and accountable follow-through.

Executive Leadership

Stewardship with clear accountability.

GACG's leaders set direction, uphold our standards and turn connected thinking into meaningful results for clients, learners and partners.

Dr Sean Lee

Founder & Head of Group
PhD, MBA, MSc, BA, MSID-AD, ICDM, MSPS, SFHEA

Governance-oriented organisational psychologist and strategic advisor across organisational consulting, workforce strategy, higher education leadership and workplace wellbeing.

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Tarquin Yue

Chief Advisor
MBA, MLD, ACLP, DDDLP

Regional business leader with cross-industry expertise in operations, business transformation, organisational growth and strategic development.

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Independent Advisory Board

Independent perspectives. Specialist guidance.

Advisory Board members bring external expertise across governance, legal and compliance, audit and financial oversight, and professional education. Their appointments are non-statutory: they advise and challenge, but do not hold executive authority or bind GACG.

GACG Affiliate Network

Expertise brought in for the work.

GACG engages affiliate capability for defined consulting, delivery and learning needs. These appointments complement—not replace—executive accountability.

  • ConsultingAffiliate Consultants
  • DeliveryAffiliate Executives
  • CurriculumAffiliate Course Leads
  • LearningAffiliate Instructors

Affiliate appointments support defined work and do not displace GACG's executive responsibility for quality, conduct and outcomes.

Michele Kythe Lim

Governance, Legal & Compliance

Michele Kythe Lim

Advisory Board Member

Michele Kythe Lim is a corporate-governance and legal leader with more than 30 years of experience advising boards, regulators and senior management. She is a Partner at RDS Partnership, an award-winning full-service commercial law firm, where she leads the Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice and advises on board effectiveness, directors' duties, succession, regulatory compliance, sustainability and governance for listed, IPO-bound and complex organisations.

Michele was the founding President & CEO of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM) from 2018 to 2025, and held senior leadership roles at IHH Healthcare and Proton Holdings. She holds an LLB (Hons) from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, is a Barrister-at-Law of Middle Temple and an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya, and completed Harvard Business School's Senior Management Development Programme.

Selected profile
  • Partner, Corporate Governance & Compliance, RDS Partnership
  • Founding President & CEO, Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (2018–2025)
  • More than 30 years across governance, law, compliance, risk and sustainability
GACG focusGovernanceLegal & complianceBoard effectiveness

Profiles reflect each member's confirmed role and contribution to GACG.
Lawrence Chen

Audit, Accounting & Financial Governance

Lawrence Chen

Advisory Board Member

Lawrence Chen is Managing Partner of Prime Accountants LLP and a Chartered Accountant of Singapore, Fellow of ACCA and Senior Accredited Director of the Singapore Institute of Directors. His experience spans statutory audit, assurance, financial reporting, internal controls, risk management, corporate governance and transaction support across SMEs, multinational groups and listed-company environments.

He has served in senior finance and independent-director roles, including audit committee leadership, and advises GACG on audit, accounting and financial-governance matters.

Selected profile
  • Managing Partner, Prime Accountants LLP
  • Chartered Accountant of Singapore and Fellow of ACCA
  • Senior Accredited Director, Singapore Institute of Directors
GACG focusAudit & assuranceFinancial governanceInternal controls

Profiles reflect each member's confirmed role and contribution to GACG.
Dr Nitin Deckha

Professional & Higher Education

Dr Nitin Deckha

Advisory Board Member

Dr Nitin Deckha is Principal of Enliven Learning, a Certified Training and Development Professional, and an educator and learning designer with more than 15 years of experience in adult, executive and postsecondary learning. He holds a PhD in Anthropology from Rice University and a Master's Certificate in Adult Training and Development from Schulich Executive Education.

His work focuses on leadership development, intercultural competence, inclusive practice and the future of work, including human–AI integration. Based in Toronto, he teaches in Canada and Germany and serves as Director of Programming for the emerging Canadian chapter of the Society for Intercultural Education, Training, and Research.

Selected profile
  • Principal, Enliven Learning
  • More than 15 years in adult, executive and postsecondary learning
  • Certified Training and Development Professional
GACG focusProfessional learningIntercultural competenceFuture of work

Profiles reflect each member's confirmed role and contribution to GACG.