Joanne McEachen is a celebrated author and global leader in the fields of whole system change, educational design and assessment. Along with founding The Learner First Joanne is on the executive team of Karanga: The Global Alliance for Social-Emotional Learning and Life Skills, serves on the North American Advisory Board for Education New Zealand Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao and People for Education Canada, is the founder of Contributive Learning and Kia Kotahi Ako Trust, and is a Salzburg Global Seminar and an Edmund Hillary Fellow.