Michael Strachan is a veteran senior leader in international education, author, teacher trainer and thought leader. Outside of teaching, Michael regularly leads courses at post-graduate level both locally and across the MENA region. He is also a consultant for Cambridge International Examinations, product developer for Edexcel, and contributor to numerous educational websites. The resources he has created have been used by thousands of students and teachers around the world. Michael regularly contributes articles to leading teaching periodicals and is active in educational research with a focus on international leadership. More recently he has taken on an advisory role (focused on educational market trends) with a number of global investment hedge funds.