Our People

Elin
Hurvenes

President

Our People

Elin
Hurvenes

President

Overview

Elin Hurvenes is President of Global Mentors Group and responsible for clients globally, with a particular focus on the Nordics.

Elin joined CMi in 2012 as Partner for the Nordics. She was appointed Senior Partner in 2018 and became Chair of CMi in January 2024. In 2026, she was appointed President of Global Mentors Group. Elin looks after Global Mentors Group clients across the globe and has managed multiple CEO succession engagements in different geographies including the Nordics, UK, Germany, Italy, and the US.

After 15 years in consulting, she started her own company as Founder and CEO of the Professional Boards Forum, an international organisation which brings together leading Chairs and women non-executive candidates in an innovative series of interactive events. She is a speaker at international conferences and corporate events on gender parity and is frequently consulted by the media as an authority on Board diversity. Since 2022 Elin has been a Senior Adviser to The 350 Club – the closed platform for FTSE350 Board members and FTSE100 leaders. She holds an MBA from London Business School and a BA from Oxford Brookes University.

Access to an unmatched roster of world-class Mentors

Our unrivalled global roster of board chairs and CEOs offers the seasoned wisdom of proven world-class leaders. Explore this rich array of talent and connect with us to begin a mentoring journey shaped around your leadership context.

Meet the Mentors

The Original Mentor

Mentoring has its roots in one of the oldest leadership stories. In Homer’s Odyssey, Mentor was entrusted with guiding the young Telemachus while Odysseus was away — not by directing him, but by offering judgement, perspective and wisdom born of experience. This enduring idea of counsel, grounded in trust rather than instruction, remains the essence of mentoring today.

That same tradition sits at the heart of Global Mentors Group today. 

We exist to provide leaders with access to seasoned peers who have walked the path before them, offering the clarity, judgement and discretion required to lead at the highest level.

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