The Alumni Council supports the School in developing and implementing the alumni engagement strategy, helping to strengthen the alumni community as well as the School's overall competitive position. Alumni Council members solicit and proactively represent the views and interests of alumni, acting as a bridge between alumni and the School. The Council aims to grow alumni engagement, building a lifelong sense of pride and belonging.
Note from the Alumni Council Chair
Dear alumni,
I am honoured to be Chair of the Alumni Council and an ex-officio member of the School’s Governing Body.
The Alumni Council looks at what matters to alumni and what matters to the School and finds the congruence between the two things. We are a bridge. We represent alumni views and we advise the Dean and the School’s leadership on matters that impact alumni.
Our 25-strong Council meets quarterly, with a 2-day working off-site once a year, and many interactions in between. In addition to performing ongoing activities, the Council works also on a series of specific initiatives to support alumni and the School: in the past these have fallen into four key categories – (i) alumni services and resources, (ii) alumni clubs, (iii) fundraising, and (iv) brand, marketing and communications. As an illustration, recently, we have actively engaged with regional alumni club leaders to concretely support their local activities. We also leveraged alumni feedback to input into and test the School new alumni platform for networking and clubs – LBS Hub. Equally we work with the School to input into the broader digital landscape for alumni and opportunities for lifelong learning.
We want to hear what’s on your mind and how we can help - so get in touch - alumnicouncil@london.edu.
The Alumni Council comprises 25 alumni, who are appointed by the Council's Governance and Nominations Committee (GNC). There are 3 further seats filled by representatives from the School, including the Dean, plus a student representative. Through virtue of his/her role on the Alumni Council, the Chair of the Council sits on the School's Governing Body.
Alumni Council terms of office are for three years with a limit of two consecutive terms, when a break in service is required before any potential re-appointment. Council in-person meetings are held once per year in London (usually for 2 days in October) and a further three times per year via zoom (usually for 90 minutes in duration). Members are expected to serve as ambassadors in their region and attend local events throughout the year, along with supporting the Advancement team with advice and support as needed, and taking part in any Alumni Council working groups or projects. All Alumni Council members are donors to the School each year and are encouraged to consider joining the School’s Regent’s Circle (gifts of £1000+ per year or £500+ per year for new alumni).
Each year positions on the Alumni Council will become vacant as members complete their terms of office and the GNC is always keen to hear from alumni interested in joining the Council. Typically members have a strong history of volunteering for the School and are committed to supporting mutually beneficial relationships between the School and alumni. Since we believe it is important that the Council broadly represents the breadth of the alumni community, each year the GNC analyses the demographic balance of the Alumni Council and produces demographic criteria for forthcoming nominations. In 2023, there will be up to 11 seats available to join the Council, including seats to be taken by any Alumni Council members successful in seeking re-nomination for a further term.
2023 Demographic criteria
We would like to achieve gender parity on the Alumni Council. In 2023 we are particularly interested in receiving applications from alumnae from across the School’s programme portfolio.
If you would like to recommend a fellow member of the alumni community to join the Alumni Council please contact the Governance and Nominations Committee at alumnicouncil@london.edu.
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