Meet our Alumni

Abdirahman is an aspiring commercial solicitor and has engaged in work experience in various sectors, such as the legal sector, banking, and private equity. Abdirahman’s interest in widening participation has led him to mentor as well as volunteer for local community projects. For fun, Abdirahman enjoys watching football, and is currently an active member of the Futsal society.

Aleesha is particularly interested in political economy and inequality studies. In her first year of university, Aleesha secured four internships at institutions such as the Institute of Economic Affairs and the Adam Smith Institute. She has won multiple awards for her academic achievements, including three scholarships. 

Aleesha is an educational YouTuber and Public Speaker who aims to help students get into their dream university and get their foot in the door at the world's best companies. She works at Debate Mate as a Junior Programme Director and Senior Mentor, where she inspires young people and manages employee data, client relationships, and recruitment strategies. Aleesha presented her poem for Queen Elizabeth II on her Diamond Jubilee, which gained national exposure on BBC, ITV, and Calendar News.

Arifuzzaman’s (Arif) interests are in civil service, finance, and consultancy. For four years, Arif has worked with various organisations and on different projects including; a three week internship with Ernest & Young; a six week internship with Société Générale working on IT systems and Python programming; a six month mental health initiative for the youth with the NHS and a voluntarily position as a Digital Designer for Muslimah, for an app supporting Muslim women.

Arif’s extra-curricular passions include photography, powerlifting, and creative writing.

During her first year, Klevisa has gained work experience with Morgan Stanley and in wealth management at the Uggla Family Office. She has gained an interest in pursuing a career in asset management, private equity and corporate law. Klevisa also established her tuition business in which she teaches and coaches local underprivileged students. Previously, she has been part of her student council at her secondary school and interned in marketing at MVF. In her spare time, Klevisa is an avid reader, mostly interested in non-fiction books.

Mahnoor's experiences as an international student from Pakistan have led her to want to help underprivileged and disadvantaged communities, both locally and globally. Her volunteer work extends from heading an animal rescue program to leading a public speaking workshop for visually impaired children in Lahore. At LSE, her efforts for inclusion and diversity include her research internship at LSE's Inclusion Initiative to now being the Vice President of LSE's Pakistan Development Society.

Mahnoor aims to work in social and community service organisations to create tangible change. She is also interested in journalism and consultancy work to hold leaders accountable, and to advance workplace development in terms of gender and ethnicity. Her hobbies include writing prose and painting. 

Having previously attended multiple schools in several countries during his educational journey, Raza has soaked up a variety of communication skills, cultural knowledge and problem-solving skills that he still uses today. As an Actuary, he will apply his maths skills into the fascinating and evolving world of banking and finance.

He experienced this first-hand in his work experience at the HSBC headquarters in Canary Wharf. During this he saw for himself how maths and statistics can be applied practically to real-world problems through a climate change exercise he worked on within a team of life insurance actuaries. He is now looking for more opportunities to further his experience through internships in the summer.

Samiha is setting the ideal foundation for a career as a commercial solicitor. She has previously worked with firms such as Linklaters and Hogan Lovells and is currently interested in finding further legal opportunities. She has recently achieved this by securing a Training Contract which she’ll undertake at Clifford Chance.  Additionally, Samiha is passionate about promoting inclusion and social mobility, as shown through her voluntary work for the charity Zero Gravity and the Social Mobility Foundation.

She spent her summer interning with The Inclusion Initiative, resulting in her authoring an academic article surrounding the feasibility of taxing automation in the LSE Business Review.

Sam is originally from Birmingham and currently lives in London. He is passionate about UK & US politics, social justice for young carers and state school students, and social mobility. He enjoys the arts with the Barbican Centre being one of his favourite places to visit.

He likes studying the social fabric and urban planning of London, from its transport to its architecture, and the consequences of these decisions on the average person.

Sarah has a passion for inclusion and culture. Alongside earning an IB Diploma at the United World College in Mostar, she was engaged in social justice work and various peer-support initiatives. Today, she continues to seek out opportunities that reflect her values.

Her internship at The Inclusion Initiative in her first year, where she co-wrote a research article on the cost-of-living crisis, is one such opportunity. Sarah's continued engagement in volunteer work within the heritage sector and social justice organisations in the UK also reflects her interest in society and advocacy.