Michael Fullan 
Michael Fullan born 1940 is a Canadian educational researcher and former dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.  Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. He is noted for his expertise on educational reform, and has consulted to school districts, teacher groups, research institutes, and governments.
Fullan was born in Toronto Ontario. Toronto Ontario. He earned a doctorate in sociology in 1969 from the University of Toronto, and then worked as a graduate teacher, researcher, and leader of in-service programs.
Fullan was appointed dean of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Education (FEUT) in 1988, and remained dean following FEUT's amalgamated with OISE in 1996. He stepped down in 2003, and serves now as Professor Emeritus.
Fullan served as Special Policy Adviser in Education to the Premier of Ontario from 2004-2013.
In March 2013, Fullan met with California governor Jerry Brown to discuss the possibility of pursuing educational reforms in California similar to those in Ontario.
In 1998, Fullan and British educator Andy Hargreaves co-authored What's Worth Fighting for in Education? The central theme was that teacher quality and morale were fundamental to pupil learning and well-being. Strategies for empowering teachers were put forth.
Fullan outlined the complex job faced by school principals in What’s Worth Fighting For in the Principalship? (1997), and outlined strategies to improved school effectiveness.
The Moral Imperative of School Leadership (2003) examined the moral purpose of educational leadership and the role principals play in transforming schools.

Fullan addressed the topic of school change in Motion Leadership (2010), and outlined ways to connect peers to purpose, gain trust, overcome resistance, and provide transparency.