The Board of Recommendation of The Hague Academy for Local Governance consists of:
Joachim Chissano
Former president of Mozambique, former Special Envoy to Northern Uganda and Southern Sudan and winner of the Price for Achievement in African Leadership in 2007.
Sakhumzi Somyo
Mayor of the Amatole District in South Africa
Elisabeth Gateau
former Secretary General of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)
Wim Deetman
Member of the Council of State (the highest advisory board of the Dutch government), former mayor of The Hague.