About Us
Executive Impact is a unique advisory firm with a difference.  All of our engagement consultants are former senior executives with many years of strategic and operational experience.

To provide the best possible service for our clients we undertake some engagements through select strategic partnerships. Again we only work with individuals and teams that are proven subject matter experts and have deep executive experience.  

Dr Carl A. Gibson

Dr Carl Gibson is a Director of Executive Impact.  He has extensive previous experience in senior positions in the international corporate, government and education sectors, including as an expert adviser to the UN.  He has also served with the military and with emergency services in UK and Australia.  As a consultant, trainer and coach Dr Gibson has extensive experience working in a wide range of sectors, including with most critical infrastructure sectors.  This includes activites undertaken in Australia, NZ, Singapore, PNG, China, UK, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Netherlands, Korea, Canada, Thailand, South Africa and USA.

He currently leads a number of applied research projects in the resilience and neuropsychology areas. and has contributed to the development of national and international Standards publications in risk management, resilience, business continuity, disaster management, emergency management, human resources, governance and fraud.

Dr Gibson is a member of the Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Association; Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand Committee for Risk Management; Standards Australia Committee for Security; Standards Australia Committee for Emergency Procedures; ISO Committee for Security and Resilience.  He is the Chair of National Working Groups for Disruption-Related Risk, and for Fraud and Corruption Control.






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Anna Georgalis
Anna is a strategic partner of Executive Impact and is also the Principal of Organisational
Strategy Group.Anna  has held a number of senior position in the public sector, including within Education  where she led initiatives in capability evaluation and development.
She has extensive experience in emergency management, previously holding the position of  Deputy Inspector General for Emergency Management (Monitoring and Assurance) in Victoria,  where she led complex reviews and investigations and developed assurance strategies for the  emergency management sector including leading the development of the ‘Monitoring and  assurance framework for emergency management’ in Victoria. In this capacity she was  responsible emergency management capability reviews across multiple Government agencies.

She is an expert in strategy design and strategic performance management, including
organisational metrics and assurance. 
Dr John Bircham

Dr John Bircham is a Director of Bircham Global.  He has  extensive experience in consulting and in the development of innovative software solutions to support complex analysis and decision making.  

Dr Bircham is an accomplished 'Blue Ocean' strategist and has particular experience in the natural resources, critical infrastructure and finance sectors.  He has extensive experience working in the Asia Pacific, North America and European regions.




IA Partners

This year we are pleased  to have entered into joint consulting arrangements with Infrastructure Advisory Partners working on critical infrastructure projects.


Ernst and Young

We are pleased to also be working with EY on several projects developing models and assessment approaches on behalf of the Australian Government


Our connections

Over many years the Principals of Executive Impact and our strategic partners have advised, coached, trained and collaborated with impressive people from a wide variety of organisations