Michael Carrier is Director of Strategic Partnerships for Cambridge English Language Assessment.

He has worked in language education for 30 years as a teacher, trainer, author, and director in Germany, Italy, Poland, UK and USA, and lectured worldwide.

He was formerly Executive Director of Eurocentres USA, CEO of the International House World network and Director, English Language Innovation at the British Council in London.

He has written many ELT coursebooks and articles and is currently Editor of the Technology section of Modern English Teacher.
He is currently serving on the Boards of EAQUALS, the TIRF research foundation in the US and ICC - the European Language Network, and is also on the Advisory Board of CUP’s Language Teaching journal.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Member of the Institute of Directors, the Society of Authors and the Oxford & Cambridge Club.