Christopher Branson

 

Dr. Branson has been an educational professional  for more than 35 years. During this time, he has been a teacher, Deputy Principal, Principal, Supervisor of Schools, Educational Consultant, and a University Lecturer in State, Catholic, and Independent schools in Australia. His principalship experiences were in Catholic coeducational Secondary and P-12 Colleges.  In 2004, he completed a Ph.D. that focussed on the relationship between personal values and preferred leadership behaviours of secondary school principals. His ensuing academic research has extended this study further into issues associated with authentic leadership, ethical leadership, moral leadership, organisational values, organisational change and development, and self-reflection.

 

Currently, he is the Executive Director of the UCEA Centre for the Study of Leadership and Ethics and was the first non North American to be elected to this position.