Synergos Board of Directors
Alan Detheridge
Alan Detheridge is Associate Director of The Partnering Initiative, a global program of the International Business Leaders Forum in association with Cambridge University. The aims of the Initiative are to gather, generate and disseminate knowledge on the strategy and practice of cross-sector partnering; improve the quality of cross-sector partnerships; and develop partnering capacity.
Before joining the Initiative, Alan spent 30 years with the Royal Dutch Shell Group, retiring in April 2007 as Shell International's Vice President for External Affairs. In that capacity, he liaised with home and host governments, non-governmental organisations, multi-lateral agencies and foundations. His particular interest was (and is still) the development of multi-stakeholder partnerships to tackle issues facing the developing world, particularly in Africa.
In addition to Synergos, Alan is a member of the boards of Africare and the International Foundation for Education and Self Help. He serves on the advisory board of the Revenue Watch Institute.
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