Founded in 1961, we have pioneered the vital importance of planetary awareness, strategic vision, and anticipatory foresight across government, business, and global affairs. We define this leadership mindset and capability as Visionary Governance®.
Our diplomacy and advocacy mission is to advance a peaceful, sustainable, and cooperative planetary systems approach to Global Governance—the evolving, multi-stakeholder framework of rules, actions, and decisions that shape the present and define the future of our planet for current and future generations.
Who we are
ESTABLISHING A NEW FIELD IN GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Visionary Governance®: Governance without great vision cannot create the sustainable future
Gold Mercury is a globally recognised, independent international organisation dedicated to advancing Visionary Governance® for our planet. As a leading think tank and advocacy group, we identified the urgent need to establish
a new discipline in governance processes, leadership and management—one that integrates anticipatory foresight and Future Visioneering® techniques into strategic decision-making at all levels. Our mission is to equip leaders, institutions, organisations, and civil society with actionable knowledge and futurising tools, enabling them to design innovative future governance systems and models that drive planetary sustainability, peace and cooperation.
Over sixty years promoting Peace & Cooperation as the basis for human progress
With over 60 years of history, Gold Mercury International has been a global leader in advancing sustainable Global Governance, peace, cooperation, and ethical leadership. We collaborate with world leaders, international institutions, the public sector, industry, academia, and civil society to drive meaningful change. Our mission transcends borders and politics—fostering a world where cooperation thrives, and peace evolves from aspiration to tangible reality in international relations.
We hope you will join us in creating a peaceful and sustainable planet for all.
“Global Governance is not a world government. It is the ability to govern our planet ethically, cooperatively and sustainably. Global Governance is an unwritten agreement that all stakeholders will cooperate to protect this planet for future generations.”
Nicolas De Santis Cuadra, President, Gold Mercury International
Research & Focus Areas
Discover how we drive progress in planetary governance by harnessing the value of global complexity and developing Visionary Governance® skills, frameworks, and future visioneering tools. Our mission is to deepen understanding and awareness of our planetary reality, empowering us to plan and create a more sustainable, ethical, and prosperous future for society.
Our leadership includes former heads of state, leaders of international organisations, royalty, business leaders, innovators, leading scientists, scholars, and academics, who provide us with multi-area expertise and a multi-regional and global view of issues and opportunities. Our advisors have generated actions, projects, and ideas and provided solutions that drive tangible, sustainable change in our complex world.
Governance & Advisory Board
A historic organization
Since our inception in 1961, we are an important player in the history of Global Governance, international cooperation, peaceful relations and strategic foresight for a better planet.
Gold Mercury International's leadership and board members appear in many media interviews annually and are regularly cited in broadcasts and news articles in Europe and internationally. Our independence provides valuable analysis of global governance issues, news and events relating to globalisation, and strategic foresight for industry, government and civil society. Our President, Nicolas De Santis Cuadra, leads our media outreach.
In the media
THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT US
Gold Mercury International in the global media.
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China Phoenix TV
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CNBC EUROPE
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BBC - The Daily Politics
Andrew Neil and Jo Coburn interview
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Gold Mercury International Glogo® Alert Rating featured on CNBC
GLOGO® Alert rating LEVEL 5 - Fatal Governance
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TGRT Haber - Turkiye Nationwide TV Channel
