Dr. Stephan Chambers

Professor

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Biography

Stephan Chambers is the inaugural Director of the Marshall Institute at the London School of Economics (LSE). He holds the position of Professor of Practice in the Department of Management and serves as the Course Director for the new Executive Masters in Social Business and Entrepreneurship program. Previously, he directed the MBA program at the University of Oxford from 2000 to 2014 and was the founding Director of Oxford University's Executive MBA program. Chambers is a co-founder of the Skoll World Forum and has held the role of Chair at the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship. He has served as the Director of International Strategy at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and as a Senior Research Fellow at Lincoln College, Oxford. He was also the director of the Documentary Society Foundation. Chambers wrote a regular entrepreneurship column for Financial Times from 2014, and he served as a special advisor for the Skoll Global Threats Fund in California. His expertise includes social entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial finance.

Research Interests

Experience

Director

2014-01-01 — Present

Marshall Institute • London School of Economics

Inaugural director of the Marshall Institute with a focus on social business and entrepreneurship.

Professor of Practice

— Present

Department of Management, LSE • London

Teaching and overseeing the Executive Masters in Social Business and Entrepreneurship.

Co-Founder

— Present

Skoll World Forum •

Collaborated to initiate the Skoll World Forum, enhancing dialogue in social entrepreneurship.

Chair

— Present

Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship • University of Oxford

Led initiatives in social entrepreneurship at the Skoll Centre.

Director of International Strategy

— Present

Saïd Business School, University of Oxford • Oxford

Directed international strategy promoting global collaboration and outreach.

Senior Research Fellow

— Present

Lincoln College, Oxford • Oxford

Fellowship focused on research in social finance and entrepreneurship.

Director

— Present

Documentary Society Foundation •

Led the Foundation to support documentary filmmaking.

Awards

#

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Requirements for London School of Economics

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
Quantitative
Required:164
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Advanced Calculus Linear Algebra Econometrics and Statistics Intermediate Macroeconomics Intermediate Microeconomics
Application Checklist
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  • Two academic references
  • CV
  • GRE scores (if non-UK degree)
Specialization Notes

Department of Economics