Kevin Freedman, the Chief Board Services Officer and Founder of The Governance Guru is an internationally recognized governance expert with more than 60 years of cumulative experience sitting on non-profit, corporate, and public boards over nearly 20 years. For more than ten years he has been providing exceptional training, guidance, and facilitation services to organizations across Canada and internationally. Kevin has helped dozens of organizations develop and implement strategic and operational plans, has educated hundreds of directors and prospective directors, and has provided mentorship for executives and board chairs. Kevin has also been an executive director in the non-profit sector and is a long-time instructor with the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Winnipeg and has developed highly sought after classes taught to thousands of students.

Kevin is a multiple-award winning leader and social entrepreneur known for starting and leading multiple initiatives in Canada and abroad including an international water stewardship project and an ad-hoc aid organization. He is a prolific public speaker and has presented to hundreds of school and community groups on topics such as blood donation, voluntarism, and environmental issues.  For this work and more, Kevin is the recipient of recognition from the Mayor of Winnipeg, YMCA Canada, the Golden Key International Society, and the Governor General of Canada.

Kevin is also the developer of Guru’s Rules, the most comprehensive and simple set of meeting rules available made specifically for non-profits. And he kinda, sorta, stole a car once.