John Barneby is the CEO of Oasis Community Learning (OCL), the third largest Multi-Academy Trust in the UK, and has been working in education for the last 20 years. John started his career working in the commercial sector before becoming involved in the Building Schools for the Future Programme and the original academies movement under Tony Blair’s government. It is through these projects that John developed his passion for education and social justice. In 2008, John stepped out of the commercial sector and came to work with Oasis, initially leading the IT department and using his commercial skills to develop the solid infrastructure needed for Oasis to grow rapidly and become the high-performing Muti-Academy Trust it is today. John holds a number of service-related qualifications including System Architect and Expert ITIL Service Manager and has been leading at C-Suite level for 10 years. John is also an RSA Fellow, is passionate about the environment, and thoroughly enjoys spending time in the outdoors with his young family.