1155 Global · Strategic Advisory

Independent strategic counsel
for leaders facing
decisions that matter.

I advise CEOs, boards, and investors where commercial ambition and public legitimacy must work together.

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Lasse Gustavsson
Lasse Gustavsson
Founder · 1155 Global
WWF International Greenpeace International Oceana Europe Ocean Wise
About

Thirty years of CEO- and C-suite leadership at WWF, Greenpeace International, Oceana, and Ocean Wise. I've built and rebuilt organisations, negotiated across governments and industries, and delivered strategy where the stakes were real.

I now advise a small number of leaders each year — bringing senior judgment, strategic clarity, and candour to decisions where commercial ambition and public legitimacy must work together.

I work in English and Swedish, with clients in Canada, the Nordics, and internationally.

Advisory

Four ways
to work together

Flagship · Retainer
Executive Counsel

Ongoing confidential advisory for CEOs, chairs, boards, and investors. A trusted outside voice on high-stakes decisions, strategic positioning, stakeholder dynamics, and leadership judgment.

Monthly retainer
Fixed Term
Strategic Sprint

One significant challenge. Eight to ten weeks. A clear path forward. For leadership teams that need sharper choices and a practical direction — without a long consulting engagement.

8–10 weeks
Sessions
Board & Executive Sessions

Working sessions for boards and leadership teams. Designed to surface risk early, clarify strategic direction, and sharpen the quality of consequential decisions.

Half-day or full-day
Cross-Border
Canada–Nordics Advisory

Cross-border advisory for Canadian and Nordic organisations seeking stronger partnerships, better market understanding, and more effective stakeholder navigation.

English and Swedish

An operator's
perspective,
not a commentator's.

Most advisors bring frameworks. I bring firsthand experience operating in the environments my clients face — contested stakeholder landscapes, cross-sector coalitions, high-scrutiny decisions where credibility was as consequential as financial performance.

Senior judgment from someone who has run organisations like yours — or negotiated with them
Candour and discretion in equal measure
Strategic clarity in complex, contested situations
An outside perspective with genuine international reach

Facing a strategic
challenge that matters?

I work with a small number of clients each year.
Get in touch for an initial conversation.

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