LSE Alumni Shaping the World

LSE's alumni are making an impact across the globe

LSE alumni have been shaping the world since the School’s inception in 1895. Today that tradition continues with nearly a quarter of million alumni around the world driving change and shaping the world we all need.

During the 2023 People and Change LSE Festival a selection of our alumni were featured in a special exhibition: People and Change: LSE Alumni Shaping the World. Many of the alumni featured during the exhibit and for this special report were chosen by faculty and staff across LSE.

Across these pages you get a snapshot of LSE alumni across decades, industries, geographies and globally-significant themes. This is by no means a finite list; tens of thousands of LSE alumni have been, and continue to be, driven by a desire to transform our world and our societies for the better.

Read more about some of these incredible people and reflect on the power of people who enact change in our world.

• Activists, campaigners and advocates
• Entrepreneurs and business leaders
• Journalists, broadcasters and story-tellers
• Thought leaders and academics
• World leaders and politicians

Celebrating LSE's 130th anniversary

LSE was founded on a bold idea: that knowledge, shared widely, could help build a better society. Discover our 130-year story of learning, innovation, research, and the incredible people who make our LSE community what it is today.