Jo Beall

Jo Beall joined the British Council’s Executive Board as Director Education and Society in July 2011. Prior to joining the Council Jo was Deputy Vice Chancellor of University of Cape Town with responsibility for academic matters, social engagement and responsiveness and the University’s internationalisation strategy.

 

A graduate of the London School of Economics, Jo joined the academic staff of the LSE in the early 1990s, first in the Department of Social Policy and then as Professor in the Development Studies Institute, which she directed between 2004 and 2007.

 

During her academic career Jo published numerous books and articles in the areas urban social development, local governance, cities under conditions of conflict and state fragility, as well as gender and social policy. Her work in the field of international development spans thirty years and has taken her to Africa, Asia and Latin America, with significant periods of time spent researching in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and South Africa. Jo has been undertaking research, advisory and policy work with a wide range of national and multilateral organisations internationally.