Bill Louden is a respected educational leader, committed to improving opportunities for children and young people in vulnerable communities.He is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Western Australia where he was Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Education. His research interests have included literacy, numeracy and science education, leadership, professional standards and initial teacher education.Bill has led many government reviews and inquiries and served on many national review panels. He was a member of the panel that produced the landmark National Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy. More recently he has led reviews of sex and gender education for the Australian and NSW governments, functional reviews of education authorities in Western Australia and New South Wales, an investigation of high performing primary schools for the Western Australian Government and two national reviews of the NAPLAN assessment program. He was a member of the expert panel that produced the Australian Government's 2022 review of the quality of initial teacher education and was a member of the Australian Government's 2023 Teacher Education Expert Panel. Currently, he is chair of the Western Australian government's Pathways to Post School Success review and an advisor to the Review of Secondary Education in the Northern Territory.He has served as chair and board member of state and national authorities responsible for school curriculum and assessment, school leadership, professional standards and university admissions, and for many years chaired the governing council of WA's largest TAFE college.His current civic roles include chair of the Kimberley Schools Project, a multi-sector school improvement initiative. He is also chair of ACER Ltd and a trustee of the Fogarty Foundation.Bill has a PhD from the University of Toronto and arts and education degrees from the University of Western Australia and Murdoch University, and is a Fellow of the Australian College of Educators. He was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia for services to education.