Welcome to LEAD. We are an evidence based leadership consultancy firm with deep expertise in organizational transformation, cultural change, and systems leadership. We work with multilateral institutions, international NGOs, and public sector organizations to support complex reform processes, build cohesive leadership teams, and develop trust-based, impact-driven partnerships.
That’s why LEAD exists. We’re not traditional consultants. We’re transformation partners. Our mission is to work from the inside out, helping organizations shift not only what they do, but how they lead. We believe leadership isn’t a byproduct of reform – it is the reform.
Our approach is rooted in human insight and systems thinking, not off-the-shelf frameworks.
LEAD strengthens the critical enablers of lasting change:
We draw on interdisciplinary expertise – psychology, systems-thinking, anthropology, and political science – to co-create meaningful and resilient transformation processes. Our 55+ consultants include former UN leaders, civil society change agents, and experienced advisors from national and global public sectors.
Our work builds the internal capacity that lets systems realign and lead themselves forward – without dependency.
LEAD focuses on three high-impact service areas, each tailored to support organizations facing complexity and change:
We help UN entities and multilateral organizations navigate major reform efforts. Whether in Executive Offices or field operations, we build the connective tissue across silos and mandates to foster alignment, shared accountability, and sustainable momentum.
We partner with senior teams to deepen trust, clarify direction, and create disciplined collaboration – especially during restructuring, crisis, or leadership transitions. Our work strengthens both human and structural elements of high-performance teams.
In today’s shifting multistakeholder landscape, technical competence is not enough, strategic leadership is essential to build trust, mobilize partners, and amplify impact. We support leaders to lead beyond their organizations: to engage with credibility, clarity, and vision. Our work enables more principled, purpose-driven partnership, anchored in mission, not just mandate.
The consulting market is saturated with frameworks and outputs. What clients tell us they need – and what we deliver – is transformation that’s deeply human and systemically smart.
For us, that means:
We don’t chase scale.
We focus on relevance, quality, and lasting outcomes.
Every engagement is tailored. We co-create change that reflects each organization’s context and DNA.
We leave our clients stronger, not reliant.
LEAD is uniquely positioned at the intersection of leadership, systems transformation, and human insight.
Let’s LEAD change that lasts.
Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen
Managing Director & Partner
Master of Laws
Mobile: +45 22 42 18 11
E-mail: aba@lead.eu
Lea Sofia Simonsen
Senior Consultant
Master of Social Science
Mobile: +45 28 57 58 78
E-mail: lss@lead.eu