Patrick Langrell is Director of the Governance and Public Affairs Centre (GPAC) at the Australian Catholic University. He is also Convenor of the Executive Forum, a monthly discussion held under Chatham House Rule with senior business leaders across the political and ideological spectrum. He is also a Research Associate in the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America.

For the past three years, Patrick has been collaborating with global business leaders, heads of universities, politicians, and governance bodies in the US, UK, EU and Australia on the positive role corporations can play in addressing polarisation and social division around issues of public interest. His articles have been published in the Australian Financial Review, the Australian Institute of Company Directors Magazine, and the Australian Shareholder’s Association Equity Magazine.

Patrick has extensive experience in conceiving, directing and overseeing a wide range of organisation-wide strategies and projects, external partnerships, and public programming in ethics, politics and corporate affairs. Combined with his teaching experience in philosophy and close working relationships with institutional leaders in several sectors, he is regularly consulted on how to bring ethical and strategic thinking to bear on commercial imperatives in different business environments.

Email: patrick.langrell@acu.edu.au

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-langrell-51539225

• Financial Review: Balancing artistic expression in a polarised world
• Financial Review: How Should Companies Respond to Contested Issues?
• Company Directors Magazine: Navigating Social and Political Issues
• Australian Shareholder’s Association: Taking a Stand – Are Values Helpful?