Board Of Governors
The governance structure at International Sharing School Lisbon ensures our school is well led, forward thinking, and focused on the best outcomes for our students.
The Board of Governors work strategically with the Principal and Senior Leadership Team to guide the long-term strategic goals, vision and priorities of the school. Their role includes supporting and challenging leadership, monitoring educational quality, reviewing progress, and ensuring that statutory duties are fulfilled.
The Governors act as a “critical friend”, a trusted partner who offers constructive challenge while supporting the school’s continued growth and success. Operational responsibilities remain firmly with the Head and Senior Leadership Team.
The Governors’ focus is on strategy, oversight, safety, wellbeing, and long-term school improvement, reflecting the governance approach used across the Dukes Education family.
Our Governors
David Fitzgerald
Chair of Governors & CEO at Dukes Education Europe
David Fitzgerald is an experienced school and system leader with over 30 years of experience in education, and has previously worked for the Reserve Bank of Australia. He holds a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Undergraduate degrees in Education and Business. David joins Dukes from Education in Motion (EiM), the leading Asia-based school group that includes the Dulwich and Green School brands. In his role with EiM, he was responsible for the educational outcomes and the quality of education provision for all EiM international curricula schools and is focused on improving education quality.
David has been a successful Head/Principal of five schools across government, private, independent and international sectors. He has been involved in international education since 2006 and has worked in IB World Schools, US Curriculum schools, Indian Curriculum schools and NCfE schools. David has system leadership experience with the English Schools Foundation in Hong Kong and with GEMS Education in the UAE, where he was Senior Vice President for US and IB Schools. David is an accredited IB, CIS and WASC team visitor and Chair, and an accredited Performance Coach.
Matthew Tompkins,
Governor and Director of Dukes Portugal
Matt is an experienced educational leader with a rich and diverse portfolio of senior roles within the education sector. He first qualified as a secondary teacher in the UK at Brighton University and holds a Master's in Leadership and Management of Schools from Canterbury Christchurch University, and undertook his first teaching position in 1997. In his early career, Matthew was awarded with Advanced Skills Teacher status, recognising his exceptional classroom practice, which enabled him to be deployed in the support of teachers across schools in his region. He quickly moved into senior management and, in January 2015, moved into his first Principal position. Eighteen months after his appointment, working alongside an excellent team, the school moved to OFSTED Outstanding in all categories.
In 2018, Matt moved to the UAE and, in January 2022, took the GEMS school he was Principal / CEO of to Outstanding in all categories following their British School Overseas inspection. Later that year, Matt moved into the GEMS Corporate Team and joined Dukes from the position of Senior Vice President – Human Resources for the GEMS Group.
Matthew.Tompkins@dukeseducation.com
Dr. Ricardo Tavares
Director of Dukes Plus
Dr. Ricardo Tavares attended Latymer Upper School before completing his prize-winning pre-clinical Medicine degree at Oxford University, followed by his clinical training at UCL. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has a Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Education, with several publications across both the medical and education space.
Ricardo practised as a doctor for a decade and has vast medical teaching experience, including roles at Imperial College and The University of Buckingham, and is a regular speaker at national careers events.
He co-founded The Medic Portal (in 2015) & The Lawyer Portal (in 2017). Combined, both organisations support over four million annual users and work with hundreds of schools across the world, on a clear mission to support aspiring medics and lawyers from all backgrounds.
Mark Logan
COO at Castlegate Educaton
Mark is a commercial Senior Director with extensive experience across the international education, working for a mixture of large multinational, private equity and government backed organisations.
He has developed a mix of operational, business development and executive level skills alongside experience in activities as diverse as government contracting, joint venture development, mergers and acquisitions and operation of premium level international schools. In particular,
Mark has a deep understanding of Start-ups –a thorough understanding of the design and build process for new schools; Growth – opening new schools in the Middle East/Asia and developing schools in Europe; Operations – state and private schools across UK and Europe; & Financing – investment options to support business models.