Benefactors' board

Private philanthropy has remained a strong tradition at the School throughout its history.

benefactors-board

The names below are listed on our Benefactors’ Board, situated in the lobby entrance of the Old Building. This recognises those recent benefactors who have provided transformational gifts to LSE, and whose level of generosity has defined the tradition of philanthropy at the School.

Past, current and future generations of LSE students and staff are indebted to these individuals and organisations whose contributions have significantly shaped its development and progress.

Each year the School hosts a dinner in honour of those listed on the Benefactors' Board.

2022

Alison Rankin Frost (BA International History 1987) and Tim Frost (BSc Government 1987)

Dr Jakob Horder (PhD Economics 1997)

LSEG Foundation

Luksic Scholars Foundation

Stuart Roden (BSc Economics 1984)

Sir John Sparrow (BSc Accounting and Finance 1954)

Manuel Stotz (BSc Economics 2008)

2021

The African Conservation Development Group

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Duncan Clark OBE (BSc Economic History 1990)

Jules Green (BSc Management Sciences 1985) and Susan Green

Richard Nesbitt (MSC Accounting & Finance 1986) and Lucy Lawlor

John C Phelan

Templeton Religion Trust


2020

HS Chau Foundation

Chenning Zhao (MSc Accounting & Finance 1997)

Cato Stonex (BSc International Relations 1986)

Lance Uggla (MSc Accounting & Finance 1986) 

2019

Argidius Foundation

Kuok (Singapore) Limited

James Anderson

Garfield Weston Foundation

Richard L Oram (MSc Planning Studies 1977)

2018

Dr Frederik Paulsen Foundation

Kadas Family Charitable Foundation

2017

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

2016

The Atlantic Philanthropies 

Santander Universities UK

The Sutton Trust

2015

Sir Paul Marshall

AXA Research Fund

Margot Lachmann, in memory of Ludwig M Lachmann

Standard Bank Group

2014

The Lees Charitable Foundation

Stiftung Mercator

The William Simpson Legacy

2013

Richard Karl Goeltz (General Course 1963)

2012

Bill Bottriell (BSc Economics 1978)

Professor Saw Swee Hock (PhD Statistics 1963)

2011

Emmanuel Roman  

2010

Firoz Lalji (BSc Economics 1969) and Najma Lalji

The Peter E.I. Lee Legacy

National Bank of Greece

Paulson Family Foundation

2009

The Professor Bob and Dilys Rawson Legacy

John Templeton Foundation

2008

The Emirates Foundation for Philanthropy

The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment

2007

Dr Paul Woolley

Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS)

An anonymous donor

2006

Vincent Kin Yuen Cheng (BSc Economics 1993)

Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations 

Reserve Bank of India

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

State Bank of India

2005

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou (BSc Economics 1987)

2004

Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft, the international Forum of Deutsche Bank

2003

Nuffield Foundation

2002

Davina Francescotti (BSc Economics 1981) and Mario Francescotti (BSc Economics 1981)
An anonymous donor

2000

Standard Chartered Bank

Wolfson Foundation

1999

Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Charitable Foundation

Deutsche Bank
An anonymous donor

1998

The Leverhulme Trust

Wellcome Trust

1997


Heritage Lottery Fund

Michael Peacock Charitable Foundation

Pre-1997

Sir Ratan Tata

BP

Society for the Promotion of Contemporary Hellenic Studies Abroad

Rockefeller Family Foundations

Suntory Holdings Ltd

Toyota Motor Corporation

An anonymous donor