GKI Advisory Board

Andreas Schleicher

Andreas Schleicher

Andreas Schleicher

Andreas Schleicher is Director for Education and Skills and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General at the OECD. He initiated and oversaw the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), the OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) and the Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC), which comprise a global platform for policymakers, researchers and educators to innovate and transform educational policies and practices.

Andreas Schleicher has worked for over 20 years with Ministers and education leaders around the world to improve quality and equity in education. He is a recipient of the Theodor Heuss prize, awarded for “exemplary democratic engagement”, and holds an honorary professorship from the University of Heidelberg.