Laura-Jane Silverman
Laura-Jane (LJ) Silverman (Trinity, 2004) leads the award-winning entrepreneurship centre, LSE Generate, at the London School of Economics, having built the hub “from scratch” in 2018. The centre now supports up to 3,500 student and alumni mission-driven innovators every year, both in London and across its 20 international chapters, all of which LJ curated & launched.
LJ also developed a unique mentorship and empathetic leadership programme that is focused on regenerative education and now extends to support secondary and primary school entrepreneurial minds all over the world. The centre has won accolades for its inclusivity (support programmes for LGBT+, neurodiversity and Founders of colour) and focus on mental health, areas prioritised by LJ in her work.
LSE currently produces more Founders than any other University in the UK, and for LJ most importantly, more female founders than any other education institution in the country, a testament to her unwavering dedication in supporting underrepresented entrepreneurs. Now as an RSA fellow, and sector-leader in entrepreneurial education, LJ speaks at global conferences and summits on the all-important mission to ensure every innovator, regardless of background has access to funding and support to innovate for a better tomorrow.
LJ lives in St. Albans, where she brings up her 3 children and spends significant time in Lisbon, where her partner, also a social innovation leader, resides.