Lecturers and guest speakers
Professor of Economics, London Business School
Academic Director, Wheeler Institute for Business and Development
Research Affiliate, CEPR
James Madison Professor of Political Economy, Professor of Politics and International Affairs,
Princeton University
Associated Faculty in Economics
Research Affiliate, NBER
Professor of Economics,
Brown University
Research Associate, NBER
Research Affiliate, CEPR
Main teaching faculty
Plenary sessions
Visiting Professor of Public Policy,
Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Faculty Associate at the Center for International Development (CID), Harvard University
Fellow at the Harvard University Center for African Studies
Professor of Economics,
New York University
Co-director,
NYU Development Research Institute
The Reverend Dr. Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at the University of Chicago,
Harris School of Public Policy.
Director of The Pearson Institute
Guest speakers
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Professor and Chair of Rural and Environmental History,
Wageningen University
Research Fellow,
UK Centre of Economic Policy Research
Research Associate at the Laboratory for the Economies of Africa's Past,
Stellenbosch University
Non-Resident Fellow,
Center for Global Development
Professor of Economics in the Center for Research in Economic Development,
University of Namur
Visiting Scientist, Department of Global Health and Population
Associate Professor of Economics,
University of Ottawa
Associate Professor and former Director,
Center for African Studies,
University of California Berkley
Harvard University, Dept of Government, Ph.D. Student
Karl Deutsch Fellow
President, Research in Color Foundation
Associate Professor of Economics,
Dalhousie University
Non-Resident Fellow, Center for the Study of the Economies of Africa, Abuja, Nigeria
Professor in Development Studies,
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Visiting Professor in Economic History,
Lund University
Recurring Visiting Scholar, Politics Department, Princeton University
Assistant Professor, African School of Economics
Collaborators
Pre-doctoral Research Assistant in Economics,
The Wheeler Institute for Business and Development,
London Business School.
Managing Executive: Group Strategy & Innovation at Vodacom
MBA2011, London Business School
Assistant Professor and Doctoral Program Director, Department of Professional Security Studies, New Jersey City University
Former Researcher at LBS on the 'Political Economy of African Development. Ethnicity. Nation.'
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PhD Candidate in History, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
Former Researcher at LBS on ‘Ethnic Power Relationships in Africa during Colonialism’
MBA candidate 2022, Gary Lubnar Scholar,
Wheeler Institute Intern,
Women in Business SVP, Black in Business SVP,
London Business School
MiM candidate 2022, Laidlaw Scholar, MiM Student Ambassador, London Business School
The Wheeler Institute for Business and Development at London Business School was created to research and amplify the role of business in tackling some of the hardest challenges in social and economic development. We aim to improve lives through identifying what needs to change; linking and applying relevant business research and expertise; and accelerating the adoption and scaling of solutions.
