James Nelligan is the Head of School at Shanghai American School. He has worked in independent and international schools since 1992 in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and China.  James works closely with schools and executive coaching organizations in support of systems and development, data culture, performance leadership, and logic modeling for durable change.  He is currently completing a manuscript on fundamentals of international headship and will be offering a two-day workshop in the fall for new and aspiring heads.