Associate Provost (Digital Lifelong Learning)

Leila Guerra has accepted appointment as Associate Provost (Digital Lifelong Learning) with effect from 1 February 2023, for an initial period of 12 months. The appointment will be initially part-time and Leila will continue in her role as Vice-Dean (Education) for the Business School alongside her new responsibilities, overseeing the Business School’s programmes and setting the educational strategy and vision of the portfolio.

In this new role Leila will support the development of a strategy for digitally enhanced lifelong learning. Leila will work with the Interim Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience) to identify and develop the College’s strategic options for this area, which may include part-time online interdisciplinary Master’s programmes, continuing professional development courses, micro-credentials and open content.

Leila joined Imperial as Associate Dean of Programmes in the Business School in 2018, and became the Vice-Dean (Education) for the Business School in 2020. She was previously Assistant Dean for Postgraduate Programmes at Singapore Management University’s Lee Kong Chian Business School, Executive Director for Early Career Programmes at London Business School, and Director of Innovation at IE Business School in Madrid.

Leila holds an MSc in International Business from the Carlos III University of Madrid and an Executive MBA from IE Business School in Madrid.