Valerie Hannon is Co-founder and Co-chair of GELP and has been involved since its inception. She is a global thought leader, advocating for transformational and institutional change in education. She has worked with education systems on every continent and exerts influence through her speaking engagements and stream of publications, the latest of which are THRIVE (2021) and FutureSchool (2022). Latest publication in the policy field include The Future of Education Leadership: 5 signposts (2022); and A New politics for Transforming Education (2023, both with Anthony Mackay).