AFLSE Overview
AFLSE supports LSE alumni in the US through local chapters, events, social media, career support, and global networks.
The Alumni and Friends of the London School of Economics in the United States (AFLSE) is LSE’s largest and oldest alumni association outside the United Kingdom, and is recognized by the LSE as the official volunteer organization for alumni relations in the United States.
AFLSE’s objectives are to:
- Strengthen the network of LSE alumni in the United States for professional, academic, career, and social purposes,
- Award AFLSE scholarships for US citizens and permanent residents for graduate study at the LSE, and
- Support the LSE's development efforts throughout the United States with special events and chapter-related activities.
The AFLSE has active chapters across the country. Chapter representatives in each of these regions serve as local contacts and strengthen the AFLSE network for alumni and prospective students, organizing social, networking, academic, and other events for alumni and friends in their areas. AFLSE is always open to expanding its chapter network in regions where a viable alumni community and a willing volunteer leadership exists; alumni interested in potentially starting a new chapter should contact AFLSE’s leadership at info@aflse.org.
AFLSE sponsors a wide range of activities for LSE alumni and friends throughout the year. Our feature events are Global Day of Volunteering in the winter, Global Networking Night in the spring, Bon Voyage parties for new LSE students in the summer, and Welcome to the City to greet new and recently moved alumni in the autumn. Many chapters maintain a regular cadence of social events for informal networking and academic and cultural events to take advantage of their city’s unique opportunities with fellow LSE alumni and friends.
AFLSE maintains an active LinkedIn group for LSE alumni in the United States. Additionally, several chapters have their own LinkedIn, Facebook, or WhatsApp groups to support connections and networking for our local communities. We encourage you to join these groups; many will ask you to verify your connection to LSE when joining as we try to prevent scams and spam.
AFLSE promotes career building and networking through LSE’s Careers Service, which maintains services for all LSE alumni, depending on the length of time since graduation. LSE also has a global “Ask an Alum” platform where alumni can ask questions and be matched with alumni with relevant experience anywhere in the world. Of course, our AFLSE chapters hold regular networking and career-focused activities throughout the year and are organic venues for developing our professional networks.
Since LSE’s alumni network spans the entire world, our global community includes a series of professional and inclusion networks to strengthen our global connections and engage alumni in the life of LSE as well as the professions alumni are passionate about and interested in. LSE alumni in the United States are welcome to participate in these networks as a complement to our networking here through AFLSE.
The AFLSE works in collaboration with:
1. LSE Philanthropy and Global Engagement: LSE Philanthropy and Global Engagement (PAGE) establishes policy with regard to fundraising and alumni relations activities worldwide. This office is responsible for the School’s alumni relations strategy and overseeing alumni programs including events and reunions, the alumni mentoring network, and coordination with international groups. In addition, this office maintains a database of LSE alumni, distributes the LSE magazine and seeks to engage alumni.
Contact Information:
LSE Philanthropy and Global Engagement
London School of Economics
Houghton Street
London WC2A 2AE
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7955 7361
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7955 7567
2. The LSE Foundation: The Foundation is responsible for ensuring that alumni and friends in North America are informed about the School, and attracting funding to support its mission and current priorities. Headquartered in New York, the LSE Foundation team is part of LSE Philanthropy and Global Engagement, with specific responsibility for LSE’s alumni relations strategy for the United States and Canada, implementing alumni relations programs, and overseeing events sponsored by the School and the Foundation as part of its alumni relations program in North America. The LSE Foundation works in close collaboration with the AFLSE to carry out our mutual mission in the United States.
Contact Information:
LSE Foundation
31 Hudson Yards, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Tel: +1 646 442 2895
foundation@lse.ac.uk
3. The American Fund for LSE: The American Fund for LSE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in New York through which US taxpayers can direct charitable contributions for the benefit of the London School of Economics. For additional details on how to make tax efficient gifts to the American Fund, please visit our Support the LSE page.