George Moore Scholar & MPA at IIPP
Lee Campbell
Hi, I'm Lee, a 24-year-old from Ireland, passionate about the intersection of technology, product and policy.
I'm currently a George Moore Scholar and MPA candidate at the University College London (UCL), Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. At IIPP, I'm studying a variety of topics, including digital technology policy, strategic design, systems thinking and the economics of innovation, learning from a faculty of world-leading figures such as Mariana Mazzucato, Rainer Kattel and Mike Bracken. Most recently, as part of the programme I have been consulting for the Chief Economist Unit in New Zealand Government’s Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE), to research and explore intergenerational investment policy approaches to deliver systems change in transport and biodiversity.
I have a first-class honors degree in Computer Science from Trinity College Dublin, where for my dissertation, I designed a simulator to aid in the teaching of electoral systems. Most recently, I worked on Web Summit's website team, rapidly adapting the company's sites in response to the need to move the Web Summit's 70,000+ person events online due to Covid 19. I've also previously interned as a product manager on Microsoft's Office Modernization Experiences (OMEX) team.
In 2019/20, I was Chair of the Central Societies Committee (CSC), managing a 12 person committee and three permanent staff to oversee a €365,000+ budget and 127+ student societies across Trinity College Dublin. As part of this role, I led the organisation's digital transformation, the development of a multi-million euro student centre, and its response to the Covid-19 pandemic. I also represented the CSC's interests across multiple university committees of board, including the Capitations Committee, the Student Life Committee and the Covid-19 emergency working group.
Some highlights
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose                             
Electoral Simulator                             
In numbers Web Summit website redesign
TEDxTrinityCollegeDublin                             
Going digital: 43,500 plastic membership cards
CSC 50th Anniversary                             
In the media
The CSC has Handled Freshers’ Week
Prudently. Universities Should Take Notes.
Chair of the Central Societies Committee, Lee Campbell informed societies that the CSC is considering moving freshers’ fair online...
The future is bright for these 25 amazing young scientists
Campbell is now studying computer science in Trinity College Dublin (TCD), and is a prolific advocate of STEM education...
Blueprints for a Lasting Space, As Trinity Plans a New Student Centre
Campbell affirmed that the planners are painfully aware of the unique issues a city-centre campus location poses...
Societies Facing ‘Hugely Restricted Physical Fair’, Says CSC Chair
In an email to societies today, Chair of the CSC Lee Campbell said that the committee was 'still trying to work out...
CSC Pulls Funding for Plastic Society Cards in Freshers’ Week
A new initiative run by the Central Societies Committee (CSC) designed to make freshers’ week a more “eco-conscious event”...
Tales of Survival and Calls to Action at TEDx Conference
At its second annual conference, TEDxTrinityCollegeDublin hosted diverse speakers united by the theme “Portals of Discovery”...