Pro-Director (Faculty Development)
Pro-Director (Planning & Resources)
Strategic Director of Innovation
Deputy Chief Operating Officer
Dr Brigid McClure
Head of Directorate & Strategy Delivery
Tel: +44 (0)20 7852 7968
Email: b.mcclure@lse.ac.uk
Brigid, known as B, works closely with the LSE Director and School Management Committee to deliver the long term strategic vision for LSE, informing the day-to-day management rhythm of the School, overseeing the LSE 2030 portfolio of strategic change programmes, and running the Directorate. B attends SMC, Council, School Leaders Forum, Department Heads Forum and Service Leaders Forum.
Alana Lythgoe, Andy Wilson & James Aitken
Executive Officers
Alana's tel: +44 (0)20 7955 6656
Alana's email: a.lythgoe@lse.ac.uk
Andy's tel: +44 (0)20 7955 6655
Andy's email: a.wilson5@lse.ac.uk
James' tel: +44 (0)20 7955 3675
James' email: J.C.Aitken@lse.ac.uk
The Executive Officers provide high-level support to SMC in a wide range of work including internal policy advice and development, programme and project management, coordination of School-wide initiatives, research activity, preparing briefings, and relationship management.
Thomas Watson
Education Strategic Officer
Tel: +44 (0)20 7852 3675
Email: t.watson@lse.ac.uk
Daniel Bennett
Risk Manager
Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 5214
Email: d.bennett@lse.ac.uk
Dan is responsible for embedding the processes of risk
management across the School, and, in particular, for developing the risk framework for LSE 2030.
Marta Gajewska
Executive Assistant to Dame Minouche Shafik, Director
Tel +44 (0)20 7955 7007
Email: m.gajewska@lse.ac.uk
Laura Ross
Executive Assistant to Dame Minouche Shafik, Director
Executive Assistant to Professor Julia Black, the Strategic Director of Innovation
Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 7100
Email: l.v.ross@lse.ac.uk
Emma Davies
Executive Assistant to Professor Dilly Fung, Pro-Director (Education)
Executive Assistant to Professor David Webb, Pro-Director (Planning and Resources)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 6285
Email: e.davies1@lse.ac.uk
Marlene Worrell
Executive Assistant to Andrew Young, Chief Operating Officer and Joanne Hay, Deputy Chief Operating Officer
Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 7014
Email: m.worrell@lse.ac.uk
Leda Cosentino
Executive Assistant to Professor Simon Hix, the Pro-Director (Research)
Executive Assistant to Eric Neumayer, the Pro-Director (Faculty Development)
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7955 6657
Email: l.cosentino@lse.ac.uk
The Directorate's working hours are 09.30 to 17.30 Monday to Friday.