Nominations Are Open for the BCI Board: Your Chance to Step Up and Get Involved!
From today, nominations are officially open to fill three vacant seats on the BCI Board. If you are AMBCI or above and meet the eligibility criteria, this is your moment to nominate yourself or put forward someone you believe should be at the table.
As BCI Chair Glen Redstall FBCI reminds us, “as the scope of our profession expands, and the geographic spread and make up of our community change, we all have an obligation to ensure that the BCI Board is truly representative of these changes.”
Why act?
Nominations are the first gate to leadership. When too few people step forward, we narrow the perspectives that guide policy, budget, and strategy. Research consistently shows that more diverse leadership teams make stronger, more effective decisions, and our members deserve that standard. Your nomination widens the field and sets up a more diverse election.
Break the imposter loop
What stops capable people from standing? Often: imposter syndrome, the sense that leadership is for “someone else,” lack of time, or simply never being asked. These barriers[1] are usually felt most by early-career professionals, women, and colleagues from underrepresented backgrounds, exactly the voices we need in the room!
Board service at BCI is not about having every answer; it is about authentic contribution, listening, and learning. As Board member shared upon their election to the Board that stepping into leadership isn’t just about representation; but also about actively shaping the future of the profession. “I believe now is the time to utilise this diverse experience and input strategically to better support the resilience community. I feel I have a voice that provides a different perspective, and I am looking forward to opening a new dialogue in this role. I know the areas where members would like to see change, having experienced many of them myself. I also know I will learn from this experience and gain greater access to professionals who can offer new insights.”
Should you consider standing?
If you are eligible, you can stand. You don’t need a traditional boardroom CV. The BCI welcomes candidates from a wide range of backgrounds who can strengthen the Board as a team.
Skills, experience, and perspectives that support the Board's success include strategic thinking and leadership background, collaboration and analytical skills, understanding of business continuity and resilience, sector knowledge, governance/board exposure (useful but not essential), clear communication and teamwork abilities, and a global outlook that reflects our global membership. Other valuable skills encompass business, finance management, risk management, digital transformation, compliance, governance, ESG, member engagement, marketing, customer insight, technology/data, and business development.
The BCI is committed to building a Board that reflects the diversity of its global membership. We actively encourage nominations from underrepresented groups, different regions, and sectors, and across career stages. Inclusive leadership improves decision-making, fosters innovation, and keeps BCI relevant.
How to put yourself forward
- Lead with your unique blend of strengths. While your business continuity expertise is valuable, the Board benefits most from a diverse mix of skills and perspectives. Consider how your experience in finance, technology and data, people leadership, governance, customer insight, change management, or strategic transformation can contribute to a well-rounded, forward-thinking Board. Highlighting these areas helps demonstrate how you’ll support the Board’s collective success and reflect the breadth of our global membership.
- Show how you’ll listen. Share how you’ll connect with members across regions and sectors, and turn their insights into meaningful priorities for our global community.
- Stand for something. Share two or three priorities you’re passionate about and how you’ll work with others on the Board to make them happen.
- Model open leadership. Great Board directors invite challenge, ask thoughtful questions, and adapt based on evidence and insight.
How to nominate someone else
- Spot potential. Look out for colleagues whose voices aren’t yet heard at Board level.
- Say it simply. “You’d be great, can I support your nomination?”
- Encourage first-timers. Governance experience is helpful but not essential, what matters most is values, judgment, and teamwork.
Elections aren’t passive, your voice matters
Nominations shape the slate; voting shapes the Board. Both steps need broad participation to avoid decisions being made from a narrow view of our profession. Start today by putting forward the voices you want at the table.
If you have ever thought, “The BCI should focus more on X,” nominating yourself (or encouraging the right person) is how that change begins. Representation, inclusion, and diverse skills do not just happen; you make them happen. Nominations are open. Step up, get involved, and help build a Board that truly reflects our global community.
Submit your nomination today:
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