Sharon White

Dame Sharon White is a Visiting Professor in Practice at LSE School of Public Policy with extensive leadership experience across public and private sectors. She served as Executive Chairman of John Lewis Partnership (2020-2024) and Chief Executive of Ofcom (2015-2019). Her UK Treasury role included oversight of public finances during the 2007-2008 financial crisis.

Key contributions include:

• UK welfare system reforms as adviser to Prime Minister Tony Blair
• Post-conflict reconstruction in Libya for Department for International Development
• Coordination of criminal justice reforms across courts, prisons, and police

Education includes economics degrees from Cambridge University and University College London.