#EdInfluence

Hosted by our leading education lawyer and accredited executive coach Nick MacKenzie, #EdInfluence features interviews with influential leaders from across the sector and beyond to explore the human side of leadership.

In his inimitable style, Nick unearths the secrets of good leadership from his guests.

Trusted by thousands of education providers across the country, Browne Jacobson is an award winning national law firm helping clients and partner organisations shape and influence education policy.

Contributors

Host

Nick MacKenzie

Nick is an education lawyer, executive coach and a member of the firm’s board. Recognised as a leading expert in education by The Legal 500 and Chambers for over 10 years, Nick specialises in corporate and governance advice in the education sector.

Nick works with boards and executive teams to help them navigate the landscape together with helping them spot and take opportunities. His clients include some of the largest school trusts in the country who value his expertise making the complex simple.

Nick contributes regularly to the debate on key issues impacting the sector and has excellent relationships with sector bodies such ASCL, CST and NGA, speaking at their conferences and collaborating on joint projects.

Nick is on the board of the Foundation for Education Development (FED), bringing together policy influencers from education, business, politics and beyond.

https://www.brownejacobson.com/people/nick-mackenzie

Guests

Guest

Leora Cruddas

Leora Cruddas CBE, Chief Executive Officer of the Confederation of School Trusts (CST).

Leora is the founding Chief Executive of the Confederation of School Trusts – the national organisation and sector body for academy trusts in England.

She is a teacher and has spent many years working at director level in local government.

She is Visiting Professor at UCL Institute of Education. Leora was awarded a CBE in the New Year’s Honours, 2022.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leora-cruddas/