Why Janet?

I help boards and executives avoid finding out the hard way that their governance wasn't good enough.

  • Former WHS regulator

  • Board Chair and Non-Executive Director

  • Governance and WHS governance specialist

  • Author of Purpose Under Pressure

  • Publisher of The Governance Slayer

  • 25 years in regulatory, governance and leadership roles

About Janet Attwood

Former WHS Regulator. Governance Advisor. Board Chair

Janet Attwood is a regulator-informed governance adviser, Board Chair, non-executive director, facilitator, speaker and author.

She works with boards and leadership teams navigating complexity, scrutiny and change, with a particular focus on the governance of safety, health and wellbeing and the governance of regulatory decision-making.

Drawing on nearly two decades inside frontline regulation and current board leadership roles, Janet brings a grounded understanding of how decisions are made inside the boardroom, and how they may later be tested by regulators, stakeholders and events.

Her work sits at the intersection of governance, risk, regulation and organisational behaviour. She helps boards strengthen oversight, ask better questions and create the conditions for good judgement before pressure becomes crisis.

Janet’s Books

Purpose Under Pressure — The governance conversations boards need now
Janet's practical book for boards, Chairs, CEOs and governance professionals navigating complexity, scrutiny and change. $35.00 — [Buy a signed copy]

Chairing in Complexity — coming soon
Janet's next book is currently in progress.