Clos de Gaye (pronounced ‘guy’) is an initiative of The Centre for the Arts and Global Leadership, dedicated to empowering the ‘higher order’ leadership skills of current and future leaders. It is at once a private home, a residential retreat, a creative and artistic workspace, organic farm, community kitchen, restaurant and tea house, and a convening ground for global leaders, artists, creatives, entrepreneurs and all those charged with the care and governance of our planet. Think of it as the meeting point between the Bloomsbury set’s Charleston and Camp David.   It is a place to stay, to play, to share and to transform our world.

Our work is also inspired by the concept of the ‘third place’, as defined by Ray Oldenburg, a space that seeks to alleviate conditions of social isolation and loneliness and restore strong community bonds that are the foundation of healthy and thriving societies.

The spirit of Clos de Gaye is one of contribution, generosity and accountability.  We believe in a world where everyone is enabled to reach their full potential and that the leadership we are all capable of expressing is found in the desire to be of service to humanity as a whole. Despite the challenges we are currently facing in our world, we believe in the possibility for each one of us to rise up and be the best of what humanity is capable of.