Michael Stevenson

Michael Stevenson leads worldwide innovation in education policy and programmes. Working with senior policy makers, thought leaders and experts, he has held international and national roles across government, industry and media.

Michael founded and continues to co-ordinate the OECD High Performing Systems for Tomorrow initiative, bringing together British Columbia (Canada), Estonia, Finland, Germany, Singapore, Australia and the United Kingdom to co-create new education purposes, policies and practices in an AI world. Developed through international policy dialogues, the Education for Human Flourishing Framework was published in November 2025. It is helping shape the future of PISA and influencing policy around the world. 

Michael’s focus now is on implementing Education for Human Flourishing.  He provides policy advice and system-level leadership development to governments. He is Founding Director of the Institute of Human Flourishing at Wellington College in England. 

Michael has led education at both Cisco and the BBC. He has also been Director of Strategy, Communications and Technology for the UK Department of Education.