Dr. Alexander Pepper

Biography

Sandy Pepper joined the Department of Management at the London School of Economics (LSE) in September 2008 and was appointed as a Professor of Management Practice in January 2013. He previously worked as a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and held senior management roles as a Global Leader in Human Resource Services consulting from 2002 to 2006. Sandy graduated from the University of Durham in 1981 with an honors degree in Philosophy and English Literature and later obtained an MSc (Mastère Spécialisé) in Consulting & Coaching for Change from HEC Paris in 2006. He also earned a Doctorate in Business Administration from the University of Surrey in 2011. A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, his research and teaching interests encompass management theory, with a particular focus on corporate governance and executive pay. Sandy is recognized as one of the UK's experts in these areas and has authored several academic articles and books, including works on Economic Psychology and Incentives Agency Theory & Executive Pay, published by Palgrave Macmillan. He is the Programme Director for LSE’s Global Master’s in Management and is actively involved in the CEMS Global Alliance in Management Education. Currently, he is researching the ethical aspects of high pay in conjunction with Dr. Susanne Burri from the Department of Philosophy, Logic, and Scientific Method.

Research Interests