Our People

Excellent programme and a very inspiring educational and executive leadership experience. Although one never stops learning, I feel ready to expand my business and to make a positive difference in cities.

PROGRAMME CO-DIRECTORS

Philipp Rode - Executive Director, LSE Cities

Philipp Rode is Executive Director of LSE Cities and Associate Professorial Research Fellow at LSE. He oversees all programme teaching and is course convenor for Cities & the Environment, as well as co-convenor of Urban Development and Strategic Planning.

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Savvas Verdis - Deputy Director, Executive MSc in Cities

Savvas Verdis is a Senior Lecturer in Practice at LSE Cities, the Deputy Director of the Executive MSc in Cities and the founder of Challenge Circles. He is responsible for the day-to-day teaching of the programme and is course convenor for Cities and the Economy and co-convenor of Urban Development & Masterplanning.

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Lecturers

Ricky Burdett - Director, LSE Cities

Ricky Burdett is Professor of Urban Studies at LSE and Director of the Urban Age and LSE Cities. In this role, he provides strategic oversight of the Executive MSc in Cities and is co-course convenor for Cities in an Urban Age, Cities and Society and Urban Development & Masterplanning.

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Tony Travers - Director, LSE London

Tony Travers is Associate Dean of the LSE School of Public Policy and Director of LSE London. He provides advice on programme content and is co-course convenor for Governing Cities in an Urban Age and Urban Development & Masterplanning.

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