Pro-Director (Faculty Development)
Pro-Director (Planning & Resources)
Deputy Chief Operating Officer
Strategic Director of Innovation
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 SMC to connect the long term strategic vision for the School with day-to-day operational delivery. The role involves stakeholder engagement, strategy implementation, project and change management, research and analysis, drafting and reporting, facilitation and team development. B attends SMC, School Leaders Forum, Department Heads Forum and Service Leaders Forum, and heads up the Directorate Support Team.
Alana Lythgoe & Andy Wilson
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
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 Simon Hix, the Pro-Director (Research)
Executive Assistant to Eric Neumayer, the Pro-Director (Faculty Development)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 6285
Email: e.davies1@lse.ac.uk
Marlene Worrell
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 7014
Email: m.worrell@lse.ac.uk
Leda Cosentino
Executive Assistant to Andrew Young, Chief Operating Officer and Joanne Hay, Deputy Chief Operating Officer
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.