People

Professor Tim Allen, Director, Africa Centre

t.allen@lse.ac.uk

Professor Tim Allen is Head of the Department of International Development and Research Director of the Justice and Security Research Programme. He has expertise in the fields of complex emergencies, ethnic conflict, forced migration, local conception of health and healing, East Africa (especially Sudan, Uganda and Kenya), development aid and agencies and ethics of aid.

Carsten Vogel, Centre Manager

c.vogel@lse.ac.uk

Before joining LSE in early 2015, Carsten worked at the Robert Bosch Foundation in Stuttgart managing think tank and civil society projects in wider Europe. Before that he spent six years at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, a think tank in London.

Other professional experience includes a short stint in journalism and project work at the Free University Berlin and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific in Bangkok. His interests include new forms of philanthropy, think tank impact evaluation and conflict transformation.

Syerramia Willoughby, Editor, Africa at LSE blog

s.willoughby@lse.ac.uk

Syerramia Willoughby has been at LSE since May 2011 when she launched the Africa at LSE blog. Prior to that, she worked at the BBC as a radio producer.

Gerald Purcell, Programme Manager, Programme for African Leadership

g.p.purcell@lse.ac.uk

Gerald Purcell has been with PfAL since December 2011 and has played a major role in the program’s establishment and development to date. He has extensive experience within the UK Higher Education sector, with an in-depth knowledge of student recruitment, marketing, events and programme management. Prior to moving to the UK in 2003, Gerald spent several years working in the financial services sector in Dublin, primarily with ABN AMRO, GAM Fund Management and FEXCO. He graduated with distinction from the School’s Executive MSc in Behavioural Science in 2016 and also holds an MBA (Business Administration) and an honours degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Gloucestershire, UK.

Ingrina Carson, Programme Officer, Programme for African Leadership

i.carson@lse.ac.uk

Ingrina Carson started working at LSE in September 2013 as Web, Events, and Communications Assistant for PfAL and the Department of International Development, and in November 2014 became Programme Officer for PfAL. Prior to joining LSE, Ingrina held marketing, communications, and capacity-building positions in education and children’s charities in the USA and the UK, including a year in the AmeriCorps programme. She holds a BSc in Journalism from Boston University and moved to the UK from California in 2011.

Bianca Moiceanu, Graduate Intern

b.moiceanu@lse.ac.uk

Prior to joining the team, Bianca Moiceanu completed an MSc in Comparative Politics at LSE. She also has a BA in Political Science from the University of Bucharest. During this time, she has written about leadership and conflict in sub-Saharan Africa for online media platforms and academic journals.