Dr Brent Davies is Professor of International Leadership DevDr Brent Davies is Professor of International Leadership Development at the University of Hull . He is also a Professorielopment at the University of Hull . He is also a Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Visiting Professoral Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Visiting Professor at the Institute of Education (University of London), Speci at the Institute of Education (University of London), Special Professor at the University of Nottingham and a Faculty Mal Professor at the University of Nottingham and a Faculty Member of the Centre on Educational Governance at the Universember of the Centre on Educational Governance at the University of Southern California. He is an Associate Director of tity of Southern California. He is an Associate Director of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.Brent spent the fihe Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.Brent spent the first ten years of his career working as a teacher in South Lorst ten years of his career working as a teacher in South London. He then moved into higher education and now works exclndon. He then moved into higher education and now works exclusively on leadership and management development programmes usively on leadership and management development programmes for senior and middle managers in schools. He was Director ofor senior and middle managers in schools. He was Director of the International MBA in School Leadership at Leeds Metropf the International MBA in School Leadership at Leeds Metropolitan University. He then took up a post at the University olitan University. He then took up a post at the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside to establish the first Chair of Lincolnshire and Humberside to establish the first Chair in Educational Leadership and create the International Educain Educational Leadership and create the International Educational Leadership Centre in Lincoln. He moved to the Universtional Leadership Centre in Lincoln. He moved to the University of Hull in 2000 to establish the International Leadershiity of Hull in 2000 to establish the International Leadership Centre. In 2004 he transferred within the University to bep Centre. In 2004 he transferred within the University to become a research professor in leadership development at the Hcome a research professor in leadership development at the Hull University Business School. ull University Business School.