Stronger businesses.
Smarter governance.
More prosperous
communities.

Wilford Augustus blends enterprise and civic leadership through his continuing commitment to growth, governance, and the advancement of public-private partnerships.

An international mission

Driving Growth Across UK-Anchored Global Economic Corridors.

Two identities. One purpose.

Where enterprise
meets civic life.

Businesses, governments, and communities share the same future. Prosperity depends on the quality of leadership and the ability to forge effective public-private partnerships.

01 / ENTERPRISE

Fractional AI-Ready Board Advisory & Executive Coaching

Cross-Border Growth & Governance Strategy for senior C-suite leaders in businesses and governments seeking commercial success on the world stage. Global Partnerships. Global Expansion. Global Economic Corridors.

  • Executive Leadership
  • Revenue
  • Technology
  • International Markets
02 / CIVIC

Civic & Political Advisory
and Leadership in Public Service

A record of elected office in Buckinghamshire, informed by political acumen gained through Westminster engagements and cross-border experience spanning the UK, Europe, and the Americas.

  • Public Service
  • Elected Office
  • Governance
  • Communities

Three convictions. One direction.

One Unified Platform

A philosophy connecting commercial achievement, effective institutions and shared prosperity.

  1. Stronger businesses.
  2. Smarter governance.
  3. More prosperous communities.
Wilford Augustus wearing the mayoral chains of office

The public journey

Experience becomes
a public record.

Enterprise, elected office and international experience form a continuing story. Each chapter remains part of the whole.

  1. Mayor of Chesham, Buckinghamshire
  2. Chairman of the Council
  3. Cross-border growth, governance and leadership

Explore civic life

Ideas, publications & perspective

Thinking beyond
the immediate.

All publications

Experience & perspective

The work behind
the purpose.

What he does

AI-Ready Board Adviser & Executive Coach to Businesses & Governments. Specialising in Cross-Border Growth & Governance Advisory. Director at London Business Network. Former Mayor of Chesham, Buckinghamshire.

Explore the advisory overview

Operating from London, England, and serving a global audience, Wilford Augustus is a fractional AI-Ready Board Adviser & Executive Coach to businesses and governments, specialising in cross-border growth and governance advisory. 

Driving growth and governance when it matters most, Augustus helps mid-market businesses (£3M–£100M) scale and governments attract bilateral trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) across UK-anchored Global Economic Corridors. 

Deploying an integrated growth model and decision-making framework, Augustus derisks complexity, enhances efficiency, and builds outcome-led growth and governance systems that create value across four distinct mandates: Leadership • Revenue • Digital • International Markets. 

Who he is

International • Commercial • Elected Office

International Experience

With international experience having lived and worked across distinct cultural, commercial, and geopolitical jurisdictions spanning the United Kingdom, Europe, and the Americas, Augustus applies cross-border acuity, analytical rigour, and global strategic judgement to every engagement.

Commercial Experience

Bringing proven commercial experience to the fore from servicing multinationals including EY, Santander-backed growth ventures, Kimberly-Clark, the United Nations, cross-border FDI agencies, and a host of SMEs, Augustus helps clients drive growth as the Director of London Business Network and Founder, London Business Network & Co.

Elected and Civic Office Experience

Underpinned by elected office experience as Former Mayor of Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, a wealth of political acumen from the City of Westminster, London, and UK public sector insight, Augustus supports clients to create civic impact, engage in public-private partnerships, and make complex decisions, including under public scrutiny. 

Intellectual body of work

Founder
AI-Developer
Author

Wilford Augustus is Founder, London Business Network & Co., AI-Developer of the LBN Growth App™, Author of A Leadership Almanack for the 21st Century, AI-Ready Boardroom Leadership, and the Global Strategic Leadership Newsletter. Available on Apple | Amazon | Google | LinkedIn.

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