Chris Branson is the Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Waikato and was the Executive Director of the UCEA Centre for the Study of Leadership and Ethics from 2011 to June 2014. He has been an educational professional in Australia and New Zealand for some 35 years. During this time, he has been a teacher, subject coordinator, Deputy Principal, Principal, Supervisor of Schools, Educational Consultant, and a University Lecturer in State, Catholic, and Independent schools in Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, Queensland and New Zealand. His PhD focussed on the relationship between personal values and preferred leadership behaviours of secondary school principals. His ensuing academic studies have extended this research further into issues associated with authentic leadership, ethical leadership, organisational values, organisational development, social justice, and self-reflection. Chris is the author of two books, "Leadership for an Age of Wisdom" (2009) and "Leading Educational Change Wisely" (2010), as well as the co-editor of the "Handbook of Ethical Educational Leadership" published by Routledge in 2014.