Your key contacts

Global Executive team

Ben Plummer-Powell – Chief Philanthropy and Global Engagement Officer

Executive Assistant - Danielle Bird
Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 6033
Email: d.bird@lse.ac.uk

Ben is a member of the School Management Committee and has strategic oversight for philanthropy, alumni engagement, corporate engagement, international strategy and global academic partnerships.

Ben leads on the most significant philanthropic opportunities and directs the School’s major philanthropy campaign in support of LSE 2030.

Roger Edgar – Executive Director of the LSE Foundation (North America)

Tel: +1 917 439 5968
Email: r.edgar@lse.ac.uk

Roger heads the LSE Philanthropy and Global Engagement Office in North America, the LSE Foundation based in New York City. He is responsible for the School’s development and engagement activity across the United States and Canada and is an officer of the Board of the American Fund for LSE.

Sophie Hutchinson – Director of Alumni, Supporter Engagement and Operations

Email: s.j.hutchinson@lse.ac.uk

Executive Assistant - Supriya Wade
Tel: +44 (0)20 7106 1269
Email: s.wade2@lse.ac.uk

Sophie is responsible for the running of Philanthropy and Global Engagement on a day to day basis. She has oversight for teams within alumni and supporter engagement and fundraising services, such as gift management, systems, insight and planning.

Sophie works closely with colleagues in other professional services divisions to enable the team to work as effectively as possible.

Helen Jones – Director of Development

Email: h.jones4@lse.ac.uk

Executive Officer - Olivia Powell
Tel: +44 (0)20 7852 3634
Email: o.powell@lse.ac.uk

Helen has oversight for philanthropy across the School, working with colleagues to raise funds through leadership philanthropy, individual philanthropy, foundation partnerships and corporate engagement.

Helen works closely with colleagues across the School to align campaign priorities to the LSE 2030 to support funding for research, the transformation of campus, policy impact and the student experience.

Dr Brendan Smith – Director of East Asia and Global Academic Engagement

Email: b.p.smith1@lse.ac.uk

Brendan Smith leads on all aspects of the division's engagement in North and South East Asia. He also oversees the Global Academic Engagement team, which manages the School's academic partnerships around the world.

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