Elin Hurvenes founded the Professional Boards Forum in 2002 when the Norwegian Government demanded 40 % women directors on company boards through tough legislation.

Business communities and chairmen were outraged by the legislation, claiming they did not know where or how to find qualified women.

Elin responded to this and The Professional Boards Forum brings together CEOs, chairmen, selection committees and experienced business women in an innovative and challenging setting.

Elin has placed women directors on the boards of several companies on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Based on this success, she decided to bring the Professional Boards Forum to the UK with LBS alumna Jane Scott.

Elin is a London Business School MBA with an entrepreneurial spirit and enjoys serving on the boards of start-up companies.

Phone: +47 93 28 02 30
E-mail: elin@boardsforum.co.uk


Jane Scott is UK Director of the Professional Boards Forum, working with Elin Hurvenes to identify and promote senior women with the skills and ambition to be non-executive directors of major UK businesses. 

Jane has more than 20 years’ consulting experience in strategy, marketing, corporate identity, knowledge management, innovation and business communication. She has an MBA from London Business School and a degree in modern languages from Oxford University.

Clients have included The Metropolitan Police, The National Health Service, Marks & Spencer, McKinsey, London Business School and Henley Management College. Following a modern languages degree at Oxford University, Jane went into strategy consulting and later became marketing director at Wolff Olins, the design and corporate identity consultancy. Jane has been an independent consultant since 1992. 

Phone: +44 7976 515074
E-mail: jane@boardsforum.co.uk