AlumniNews
July 2026
Congratulationsto the 1,579 graduates who crossed the stage at this year’s Congregation at the Royal Festival Hall. It’s always a highlight, and this year I wanted to share Ekanjali Dhillon EMBALS2026's reflections on the student experience. It's worth a listen. A special mention also goes to our Dean's Award recipients: Laura Cepeda EMBADS2026, Tania F. Davila MBA2026, Rishi Ghiraiya MIM2026 and Bowen Yin MIFPT2026. Well done all!
While many of you may be preparing for, or already enjoying, your summer holidays, we're just over a week away from welcoming our new students for Orientation. You will start to see them on MyLBS, please do make them feel welcome.
This month we celebrated a landmark £25 million gift from Dr David Pyott CBE MSc13(1980) and Molly Pyott. In recognition of their generosity and lasting contribution to the future of LBS, our North Building will be renamed the David and Molly Pyott Building. In preparation for its next chapter, the building will be closed while refurbishment works take place. As a reminder, the Alumni Centre in the Sammy Ofer Centre remains open along with the Alumni Board Room.
Finally, I’m delighted to welcome three new members to the Alumni Council: Nadine El Habbal SLN2022, João Miguel Pereira MFA2023 and Jure Vrhunc EMBALJ2021, who officially begin their terms on 1 August.
Best wishes,
Ramsey Sargent EMBAG2005
Executive Director, Alumni Engagement
School updates
Alumni Council Honours
Hosted at the Dean’s House, the Alumni Council Honours celebrated outstanding MAM, MFA and MiM students for their leadership, service and contribution to the LBS community.
Professor Anna Pavlova receives JFE Best Paper Award and honorary doctorate
Two honours celebrate the Professor’s contributions to finance research and academic excellence.
LBS celebrates exceptional achievements at Congregation
John Y. Campbell, Antoinette Vermilye, Feike Sijbesma and Richard Frost are recognised with the School's highest honours.
LBS secures second place in Clipper Round the World Yacht Race
Team London Business School completed an extraordinary 40,000-nautical-mile journey, finishing second overall while engaging alumni and communities around the world.
Electives
Join current students and faculty in the classroom this autumn through our in-person electives. Choose from courses in strategy, finance, marketing, innovation, supply chain management, healthcare, responsible business and wellbeing for £645 per course. Deepen your expertise, reconnect with fellow alumni and engage with the School community.
Spill
As a reminder, alumni can access confidential mental health support through Spill at a discounted rate of £65 per therapy session. Alumni who graduated within the last five years will receive their first session free. Sign up here.
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Community Benefits
Follow this discussion on MyLBS to stay up to date with the latest community benefits available to you around the world.
Community
Landmark £25 million gift to name the David and Molly Pyott building
A lasting legacy in the heart of our Regent’s Park campus.
Reunion Class Gift makes history
A record 351 alumni marked their Reunion by making a gift, helping raise more than £1.9 million to support future generations of LBS students.
Congratulations
Marie-Louise Murville SLN1994 recently published The Murville Principles: 10 Leadership Principles That Turn Strategy into Execution.
Oleg Lebedev SEMBA2001 has launched Longevity Nut: From Capacity and Rhythm to Continuity Over Time.
Remembering members of our community who are no longer with us:
Dr Cyril Levicki PhD1980
Upcoming events
Events around the globe
Dubai: Women in Business Club Summer Social
Join fellow alumnae for an informal summer evening of food, conversation and reconnecting with the LBS Women community.
Location: CQ French Brasserie, Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT), Dubai
Date: 5 August
San Diego: MBASD Monthly Mixer
Kellogg is excited to host our MBASD Mixer. Along with our usual networking, we'll feature a Beyond Networking workshop, an opportunity to connect on a deeper level and get to know one another beyond the usual introductions.
Location: White Labs Brewery, 9495 Candida St, San Diego, United States
Date: Thursday 20 August
Save the date: Worldwide Alumni Celebration
Worldwide Alumni Celebration (WAC) coming soon across October. Check out all of the confirmed dates with many more to be announced soon:
Singapore: Wednesday 10 September
San Francisco: Tuesday 29 September
New York: Wednesday 30 September
Paris: Thursday 1 October
Boston: Tuesday 6 October
London: Thursday 8 October
Santiago: Thursday 8 October
Mexico: Thursday 8 October
Amsterdam: Thursday 8 October
Dubai: Thursday 15 October
Toronto: Sunday 18 October
Shanghai: Monday 19 October
Tokyo: Tuesday 20 October
São Paulo: Wednesday 21 October
Hong Kong: Thursday 22 October
San Diego: Thursday 22 October
Riyadh: Thursday 29 October
For more events, please visit https://mylbs.london.edu/events.