About

Sean Slade is an Australian-American global education leader, speaker, and author, with three decades of experience spanning five countries across four continents, who resides in the Washington DC area. With a strong background in educational  reform, leadership development, and wellbeing, he has driven policy change, implemented initiatives, and developed leaders to enhance the social impact. He has helped lead the whole child movement in education, focusing on a more learner-centered and holistic approach to education, and has been a leading advocate for the alignment of the health and education sectors.

 

A former teacher, head of department, educational researcher, adjunct professor, and leadership development expert focusing on how to lead through uncertainty.

 

He served as the Head of BTS Spark, North America, the social impact arm of BTS, focused on developing the next generation of education and nonprofit leaders. He is a founding member for the UNESCO Chair on Global Health and Education; an Advisor to the OECD's Future of Education 2030; HundrEd Global Ambassador; Global Judge at T4 Education; and part of The Expert Network at the Diplomatic Courier's World in 2050 with a focus on education, leading in uncertainty, and ecosystemic partnerships.

 

He has written for the Washington Post, Huffington Post, EdWeek, and been published by ASCD, Abingdon Press, Human Kinetics, Routledge, and Rowman & Littlefield.