Strategic Leads
Nava Ashraf
Founder and Director
Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science
Oriana Bandiera
Co-Founder
Sir Anthony Atkinson chair in Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science
Zijun (Jerry) Lin
Lab Manager
PhD student at the London School of economics and Political Science, economist and computer scientist.
Research Affiliates
Christiane Szerman
Assistant Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science
Kate Vredenburgh
Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at the London School of Economics
Luigi Zingales
Robert C. McCormack Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Practitioners in Residence
Barbara Bennett
Chief Executive and Director General, Jobs and Careers Service Operations, UK Government
Nick Dalton
Executive Director at Herrliberg Consulting (previously EVP HR, Unilever)
Pre-doctoral Fellows
Aris Chrysafis
Senior Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science
Work areas: Future of Work(ers), Labour Markets and Multinational Firms, Communities of Learning
Vidhi Vivek
Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science
Work areas: Governance in Developing Countries, Communities of Contribution, Capabilities Development
Stefan Milicescu
Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science
Work areas: Future of Work(ers), Labour Markets and Unemployment, Labour Markets and AI, Communities of Learning
Neha Verma
Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science
Work areas: Community Empowerment and Resilience, Governance and Bringing Insights from the Global South,
Malavika Krishnamachari
Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science
Work areas: Communities of contribution, Capabilities Development, Governance in Developing Countries, AI and Healthcare