Dr Ryan Dunn has considerable experience in education and has advised and collaborated with schools and districts across Australia, the USA and Canada. He has worked extensively with school leaders in Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and Alberta to support system, network and school leadership development.

As a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne, he focuses on teacher professional learning, educational leadership, practitioner research and design thinking.

Ryan has recently delivered keynotes for the Victorian Department of Education (Principal Forums in 2018 & 2019), the Alberta Teacher Association, and the Queensland Educational Leadership Institute. His keynotes reflect his research interests and have focused on Leading Improvement, Developing Teaching Expertise, Professional Learning Communities, Networked Learning and Mathematical Reasoning.

Ryan completed his PhD under the supervision of Professor John Hattie. His PhD focused on the effectiveness of educational design research as a form of teacher professional learning.