Dr. Frances Tsakonas

International Society of Change Leaders
President, International Students Network Global

Dr. Frances Tsakonas was born and raised Australia where she completed her primary and secondary education. She is a graduate of Harvard University, Graduate School of Education where she undertook advanced Post-Master’s specialist studies in Teaching, Curriculum and Learning Environments. She has also participated in two Executive programs at Harvard University – one at the Graduate School of Education in the Management of Lifelong Learning and one at JFK School of Government in Public Sector Administration. Frances holds a Royal Society of Arts Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and a Master of Education degree in Special Education and Bilingual/Multicultural (Inclusive) Education from Lesley University in Cambridge Massachusetts, USA. Frances also holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Institutional Management and Change in Higher Education from CHEPS (Center for Higher Education Policy Studies) at the University of Twente, Netherlands, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education Internationalisation from the Institute of Education, University of London, UK. Dr. Tsakonas recently completed a Master’s degree in Consulting and Coaching for Change at Oxford University Said Business School/HEC Paris and is currently studying towards a Post-Graduate Diploma in Strategy and Innovation also at Oxford University Said Business School.

Dr. Tsakonas has worked at all levels of both the public and private education/training sectors for over 35 years and has acquired significant experience in education/training management, strategic planning and development. From 1994 to 2004, Dr. Tsakonas served as Special Advisor for Education to the Hellenic Minister of Education (1994-1996) and Hellenic Minister of Foreign Affairs (1996-2004), George Papandreou. In 1999, Dr. Tsakonas was appointed Hellenic Representative to the EducationTask Force of the Stability Pact for the Reconstruction of South East Europe.  Dr. Tsakonas has in-depth knowledge and extensive experience in global education/training trends and developments. She has worked as an independent consultant since 1990 focusing primarily on the identification of strategic international development opportunities for education and training institutions globally.

Dr. Tsakonas recently established the International Institute for Education Advancement (IIEA), a platform for education experts, and the International Society of Change Leaders (ISCL), a platform for change leaders. 

Dr. Tsakonas is passionate about the social impact of education. In order to promote the IIEA’s goal of Education without Boundaries®, Dr. Tsakonas is currently establishing an international scholarship foundation to support the needs of internationally mobile students.