Mark Grant is the new Chief Executive Officer for the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)

Mark Grant is the new Chief Executive Officer for the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) where he will be responsible for the strategic leadership and management of AITSL as a high profile national institute, along with leading a committed and engaging team and overseeing the development of new opportunities.

Following a successful teaching and school executive career, Mark was appointed to his first principalship at age 29, successfully transforming the educational environment into one ultimately recognized through a Director General School Achievement Award. Since then Mark has held two further diverse principalships and various state roles. He most recently held the role of Executive Director for Leadership and High Performance for the NSW Department of Education, a role in which he directly impacted 2200 schools to meet significant state government, federal government and Department of Education requirements. Prior to this Mark was their Executive Director for Learning Management and Business Reform, where he provided critical state-wide leadership and strategic direction for the completion and implementation of the “turnaround” Learning Management Business Reform (LMBR). Mark has also held strategic advisory roles advising the former NSW Minister for Education, Adrian Piccoli.