I created this website so I can go into my experiences in more detail than a one-page CV allows and provide examples of the sort of work I am interested in and produce. I am looking for a graduate role starting in 2027.
Education
BA International History, on track for a First
- Foreign policy, the Cold War and international organisations, with economics alongside. Dissertation in progress.
- Researcher, LSESU Economics Society. Secretary, LSESU RAG. Treasurer, Pickleball Society.
- A-Levels: History (A), Physics (A), Mathematics (A), Further Mathematics (B).
- GCSEs: 99988886, including grade 9s in Mathematics and English Language.
Modules and societies in detail
Experience
Missang Advisory, London. Live client project via the LSE Skills Accelerator.
- Produced and delivered a comparative policy report examining the UK's largely absent sovereign-level framework for minerals partnerships with Africa.
- Interviewed the CEO of Buenassa Resources about his experiences dealing with international partners when developing Copper and Cobalt mines in the DRC.
- This report received positive feedback and was presented to the FCDO as part of Missang's policy proposal in the critical mineral space.
Littlestone Lifeboat Station, Kent (since 2023) and Tower Lifeboat Station, London (since 2026)
- Serve as volunteer boat and shore crew at the station, supporting search and rescue operations in response to HM Coastguard taskings; responsibilities include crewing on operational callouts, supporting launches and recoveries, Casualty care, and ongoing training to maintain operational readiness
- Programmed pre-plotted routes into unused capacity in the station navigation system, cutting launch preparation from around two minutes to thirty seconds at no cost.
- Interviewed live on BBC Radio Kent: translated technical terms and mechanisms to accessible public language and incorporated the “float to live” cold-water survival message; received positive feedback from the lifeboat operations manager
LSE Raising and Giving (RAG), London
- Led a team of four to create a new content stream from Alumni who had previously been a part of Raising and Giving at LSE. Outreach and coordination was carried out through LinkedIn. Giving Tuesday fundraising, at which we ran an Alumni panel, grew from £536 to over £1,000 year on year.
- Coordinated committee administration across a forty-plus member committee. Other responsibilities included: organising committee socials, leading alumni team, risk assessments.
- Previously Charity Officer, contributing to a £14,000 fundraising total for partners including Safe Passage International.
All experience in detail
Projects
All projects in detail
Writing
All writing
AI fluency
- Daily practice.
Daily user of Anthropic Claude for over a year, for research, drafting and code generation.
- Certifications.
Anthropic Claude 101, AI Fluency for Nonprofits, and AI Capabilities and Limitations.
- Applied.
Both projects on this site were built with AI assistance, including the poker bot’s testing
harness and the Rightmove scraper and scoring engine.
Parliamentary engagement
More than fifteen Select Committee hearings attended in person, including:
- Treasury Committee: “The OBR: 15 Years On”.
HC 1583, February 2026. Richard Hughes and Sir Robert Chote.
- Economic Affairs Committee: “Preparing for an Ageing Society”.
October 2025. James Murray MP as Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
- International Relations and Defence Committee: international law and the rules-based order.
Professor Marc Weller and Professor Michael Schmitt.
Skills and competencies
- Policy research and analysis.
Desk research, source evaluation, and structured written deliverables for client and general
audiences.
- Quantitative.
A First in Microeconomics and A-Level Further Mathematics. Research design and cross-country
data sources through the Economics Society project, and simulation-based testing through the
Fullhouse hackathon.
- Communication.
A live broadcast on BBC Radio Kent, a client presentation at Missang Advisory, and two
presentations to the LSESU Economics Society.
- Certifications.
RNLI Lifeboat Casualty Care, STCW Personal Survival Techniques and Elementary First Aid.
- Awards.
A-Level Prize and GCSE Prize, both for top ten grades in school.
Additional information
- Financial markets.
Pitched a long equity thesis on Porsche AG as part of a team at the Oxford Inter-University
Stock Pitch Competition 2026, on a margin recovery catalyst from the company’s EV-to-ICE pivot.
- Current affairs.
Daily reader of the Financial Times since the age of thirteen. Follows policy research from
the Institute for Government, Chatham House, the IISS and Bruegel.
Download the CV as a PDF, last updated September 2026.
Or write to me at samuel.leigh147@gmail.com.
