Sean is a Churchill Fellow and a Fulbright professional scholar in vocational education and training. He has Masters degrees in Education and Australian Studies, and has studied organisational behaviour at Harvard University. Sean has 25 years' experience in adult learning and has led the learning function in three large government organisations, managing the development of a range of industry leading and award-winning capability building initiatives. He has worked in both the vocational education and higher education sectors and has served on university curriculum advisory boards.

Sean is the author of five books and more than 60 articles on adult learning and organisation development and consults to all sectors, working with organisations, teams and individuals to optimise performance.