Dr. Remigijus Šimašius

Better Results,
Leaner Burden

I reduce regulatory burden and drive better performance through regulatory innovation, risk-based implementation, and smooth radical cultural change.

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Dr. Remigijus Šimašius
Active Roles
Principal Advisor — IRIDE/EPLO
Chief Strategy Officer — RFPX
Owner — REMI Consulting MB
Partnership Professor — Vilnius University
Senior Policy Advisor — Centenary Policy Institute
Council Member — Vilnius City Municipality

Previously: Mayor of Vilnius (2015–2023) · Minister of Justice (2008–2012) · President, Lithuanian Free Market Institute

Services

I help institutions make reforms real

Grounded in 30 years of reform leadership — from deregulating national systems to transforming the capital city. I work at the point where vision meets delivery.

01

Consultations

For leaders stuck with regulation that does not work, governance that stagnates.

02

Change Management

Helping teams navigate and implement their vision, tasks, and strategic transformations.

03

Regulation Impact Analysis

Identifying friction points and reducing unnecessary burden through innovation in regulation or its implementation.

04

Teaching

Sharing real-world experience in law, regulation delivery, governance, and reform.

05

Speeches

Keynotes, panels, or briefings tailored to engage and provoke thinking.

Focus areas

Regulatory Innovation & Implementation Urban Transformation Reform Leadership & Technology
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Values

Principles that guide the work

Every reform, every consultation, every speech is built on the same foundation.

  • 1
    Collaboration

    Society thrives when public institutions and private actors work together efficiently.

  • 2
    Lean & Limited

    Regulation works when it is proportionate, purposeful, and not a burden for its own sake.

  • 3
    Implementation

    The best rules fail without proper implementation. Delivery is the real discipline.

  • 4
    Clarity

    Goals, methods, and limitations of regulation should be clear to clients and society.

  • 5
    Smart Strategies

    Big data, AI, modern management, and collaborative methods dramatically increase results.

Experience

30 years of reform leadership

2015–2023

Mayor of Vilnius

Led sustainability, urban reform, and transformation of the Lithuanian capital into a modern, green, human-centred city.

2008–2012

Minister of Justice

Landmark regulatory, legislation and judiciary reforms at the national level.

Up to 2008

Lithuanian Free Market Institute

Policy analyst, VP, and President. Economic policy innovation, reform analysis, advocacy and education.

Academic

Teaching & Research

Partnership Professor at Vilnius University. PhD in Social Sciences (Legal Pluralism). Master's in Law (Commercial Law & NGO Regulation).

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