Nominations for 2026-2029 Global Alumni Board member roles
Nominations are now open for the 2026-2029 Global Alumni Board member roles. There are eight ordinary board members working alongside the Chair, Vice Chair and two Regional Liaison Committee Co-Chairs.
Role: Member of the Global Alumni Board
Global Alumni Board members play an important role on the Board by representing the entire alumni community. The Global Alumni Board (GAB) composition reflects LSE's global community, and alumni members are called on to embody and advocate for all alumni in partnership with LSE, via interaction with the School’s Philanthropy and Global Engagement division (PAGE). The GAB is the expression of that partnership, given its makeup of 12 alumni volunteers and four members of LSE staff.
Global Alumni Board members may be assigned specific areas of focus or projects, depending on evolving Alumni Association, School and community needs. For the 2026-29 term, focus will be given to furthering LSE Shaping the World Campaign priority interest areas; an interest or involvement in these areas (personally or professionally) would be desirable.
Shaping the World Campaign priority areas
- Democracy
By uniting experts across 20+ disciplines with people-centric innovation, we will deliver effective, resilient, empowering and integrative approaches that strengthen democratic systems and improve citizens’ lives.
- Political Economy
LSE will unite economics, politics and philosophy to develop the next economic paradigm, generating rigorous and actionable ideas that tackle inequality, technological disruption and global instability while shaping policy, public debate and long‑term prosperity across societies.
- Sustainability
Addressing the great environmental and climate challenges of our age to build a more sustainable world for future generations.
- Inequalities
Researching and designing systems that promote opportunity and level the playing field, exploring the structures of inequality and how global transformations are shaping differences across societies.
- Future technologies
Using social science insight to understand how AI shapes societies and ensure it is developed and governed in ways that genuinely serve human needs.
- Student support
Enabling every student to thrive at LSE regardless of their financial circumstance
Global Alumni Board members roles and responsibilities
- Lead the community as an advocate for LSE and its alumni through formal and informal networks
- Act as advisers to LSE by sharing feedback that will shape programmes to benefit the community
- Be a connected and well-networked member of the community, share key LSE initiatives through using their personal and professional networks
- Give back in other ways, including participating in other volunteer, advocacy or philanthropy programmes to ‘lead by example’
- Take an interest in LSE news and keep up to date on LSE research, Campaign and alumni programmes
- Five formal online meetings per annum – running 1-2pm (London time) on Mondays in alternate months
- One in-person meeting per annum – based at the LSE campus
- Potential for additional online meetings in intervening months, depending on the portfolio focus/Campaign interest area.
- Approx 1-2 hours of independent ‘advocacy’ work to further the School and Alumni Association’s mission
Note nominations close Tuesday 24 March 2026 at 11:59 PM GMT.
At a time when societies everywhere are facing complex and urgent global challenges, your work as alumni volunteers has never been more important. You are vital ambassadors for LSE - helping to amplify the School’s voice globally, creating opportunities for connection, and ensuring that LSE remains at the forefront of understanding the causes of things for the betterment of society. I warmly encourage alumni who are passionate about shaping the future of this community to put themselves forward for these important roles.