Alumni Spotlight

LSE alumni around the world are making great strides in their professional careers and go on to make contributions to all areas of life.

Whether you are taking your first major career steps following graduation, or have been recognised for 30 years' service, we want to hear from you. Share your news with us via Class Notes or email it to us at alumni@lse.ac.uk.

 

“Diversity is not only important from an equality point of view, but also from a policy-making perspective”
“Diversity is not only important from an equality point of view, but also from a policy-making perspective”
Felicia Odamtten (MSc Local Economic Development 2018) is an economist in the UK’s Government Economic Service and the Civil Service economics fast-stream brand ambassador. She is also the founder of the Black Economists Network, an organisation which seeks to connect, support and inspire Black economists whilst challenging the lack of diversity in the field.
“We have the unprecedented opportunity to rethink the way we live, it would be a shame not to put it to good use.
“We have the unprecedented opportunity to rethink the way we live, it would be a shame not to put it to good use."
Costanza Gallo (MSc Law, Anthropology and Society 2012) is digital strategy developer for the Italian encyclopaedia Treccani, and a member of the Global Shapers Rome Hub. During lockdown, she and her fellow Global Shapers founded SaveOneSeat, the first dining bond platform in Europe.
"There is no doubt in my mind that this pandemic will lead to great and lasting changes"

Mollie Foust (MPA Government 2013) is Senior Counsellor to the Deputy Governors in the State of Illinois Governor's Office. Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, she has been part of Governor Pritzker's response team, working hard to increase testing capacity and control the spread of the virus in Illinois. She speaks to us about the challenges and achievements of the last few months.

"When we started on this, we never imagined that we would be working with the UK government"

Alexander Breeden (MSc China in Comparative Perspective 2015) is a Marketing Manager at Puttshack, a London-based mini golf entertainment business. As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to spread across the world, he found the opportunity to work on Track Together, a global COVID-19 tracking project.

"We want to replace fear with hope through action. We want to help people see how they can make a difference in these difficult times."

Florence Waller-Carr (MSc Women, Peace, Security 2018) is a Youth Advocacy Officer at Plan International. Officer at Plan International. In light of COVID-19, Florence and her friend Ümran Avni looked for ways to make a difference. Together they founded What Can We Do, a website that operates as an information hub for people looking for opportunities to help others during the pandemic.

"Being able to take a load off the medical workers and giving people a way to volunteer have been our biggest achievements"
Matthew Lombardi (MSc International Relations 2012) is a Senior Consultant with Deloitte from Toronto. When Canada went into lockdown due COVID-19, Matthew and his friends decided to help medical workers on the frontline. They launched Grocery Hero, a platform helping medical workers to get their groceries.  
“Our goal is that all public institutions in East Africa use citizen feedback to improve their service delivery by 2030, so that all citizens are treated quickly and fairly.”
“Our goal is that all public institutions in East Africa use citizen feedback to improve their service delivery by 2030, so that all citizens are treated quickly and fairly.”
Nathalie Dijkman (MSc Human Rights 2014) is a social entrepreneur with a background in human rights and development. She is the co-founder of SEMA, a social enterprise based in Uganda which facilitates citizen feedback to improve public services and develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions.
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