Patrick Delaney

Governance columnist

Patrick Delaney covers the institutional side of the sector for Associations: mergers and federations, trustee pipelines, competition law for trade bodies, and the awards seasons where the sector marks its own homework. His register is senior and statesmanlike, and he has sat through more extraordinary general meetings than anyone should have to.

His standing question for any board: what does this decision look like in the minutes, five years from now?