David is a Professor in educational leadership within the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne. He is a founding member of the International Successful School Principalship Project, and the International School Leadership Development Network. David has extensive international publications and conference presentations in an academic career of over 25 years. David has been the Vice-president of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders and received its highest honour, the Gold Medal in 2014. He is a member of executive of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management, and is editor of the council’s journal, International Studies in Educational Administration. He is a senior associate editor of the Journal of Educational Administration and co-editor of the IAP book series International Research on School Leadership.