Ced Simpson is a consultant specialising in human rights-based professional practice, education and organisational strategy. He has a background in school education in Australia and Aotearoa (teaching, curriculum development, school strategy & governance), and human rights promotion, education, campaigning, and organisational development in a range of countries. He was director of the Human Rights in Education initiative and is currently a governance adviser for the New Zealand School Trustees Association, and chair of the Human Rights Foundation.