Cross-Functional Leadership

Professor Carl Gombrich joined LIS from UCL and leads our faculty. Carl is a world expert in Interdisciplinary Education and trains leaders in the public and private sector on the evolving nature of expertise. 

Mattia is a philosopher who lectured on social sciences at LSE prior to joining LIS. He has published on the notion of Collective Intelligence and its applicability to the modern workplace.

Bronwyn is a human behavioural scientist interested in the evolution of social behaviours, particularly music and dance. She completed her DPhil (PhD) at the University of Oxford and has continued her research in evolutionary anthropology and psychology there.

With almost 30 years in environmental economics and sustainable finance, Duncan holds an MSc from UCL. He worked at the World Resources Institute and later as an investment partner in London. Now, he focuses on writing and lecturing on sustainability.

Founder of the DaVinci Network, Waqās wrote "The Polymath" (Wiley 2019) and created the Polymath Festival. His research focuses on human diversity and performance. He holds degrees in Economics, International History, and Neuroscience, and has worked in diplomatic journalism and visual art.

James, a computational linguist, explores the link between cognition and culture using AI. He is especially interested in merging interpretive, computational, and experimental methods. As founder  of Texture AI, he has had the BBC, the UK Cabinet Office, Google and other leading organisations as clients.

James studied languages at Cambridge, before completing a Masters in English Literature at Queen Mary, University of London, and a PhD in the history of science at UCL. He has taught on the Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences degree programme at the University of Birmingham and the Arts and Sciences programme at UCL.

Amelia is a social scientist with a background in policy and consulting. She studies how education systems adapt to societal and economic change. Prior to LIS, Amelia taught in the Social Policy department at LSE. She received her PhD from Harvard and her BA from Oxford.

Kaysara works at the science-policy interface, using interdisciplinary approaches to manage terrestrial and marine ecosystems. With a PhD in Geography and expertise spanning natural and social sciences, she advises governments, private sectors, and civil society on ecological preservation.

Michael, Registrar at LIS, led the team to secure Degree Awarding Powers, making LIS the first institution in 50 years to do so. He also co-founded two charities, serves as a trustee, and teaches modules on wicked problems.