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Sir Ken Robinson is an internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources. He has worked with national governments in Europe and Asia, with international agencies, Fortune 500 companies, national and state education systems, non-profit corporations and some of the world's leading cultural organizations. They include the Royal Shakespeare Company, Sir Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, the Royal Ballet, the Hong Academy for Performing Arts, the European Commission, UNESCO, the Council of Europe, the J Paul Getty Trust and the Education Commission of the States.

He was principal author of The Arts in Schools: Principles, Practice and Provision, the report of a national inquiry 1982 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. This is now established as a key text on arts and education in Britain and internationally. He was editor of The Arts and Higher Education, 1984 Gulbenkian and the Leverhulme Trust, and principal writer for the Department of Education and Science of The Arts in Further Education published in 1986.

From 1985-89, he was Director of The Arts in Schools Project, a national initiative to develop the arts in primary and secondary schools throughout England and Wales. The project was funded by the National Curriculum Council and local education authorities, and worked closely with the Arts Council, Crafts Council, and the British Film Institute, the Regional Arts Boards, and the National Foundation for Educational Research. The project worked with over 2000 teachers, artists, and cultural administrators in a network of over 300 practical initiatives throughout the country.

From 1989 - 2001, he was Professor of Arts Education at the University of Warwick, one of the five leading research universities in the UK.

In 1998, he was invited by the UK Government to establish and lead a national commission on creativity, education and the economy. The Commission brought together leading business people, scientists, artists and educators. His report, All Our Futures: Creativity, Culture and Education (The Robinson Report) was published to huge acclaim. He was a central figure in developing a strategy for creative and economic development as part of the Peace Process in Northern Ireland, working with the ministers for training, education enterprise and culture.

Sir Ken Robinson earned a PhD from the University of London in 1981. He was knighted in June 2003 by Queen Elizabeth II for his achievements in creativity, education and the arts.