Assistant Professor

Dr Casey Kearney is an Assistant Professor at the LSE School of Public Policy (SPP), where he teaches courses in Data Science for Public Policy, python programming and topics in quantitative methods. He is also a member of the GENIAL Project at LSE, studying how students are using generative AI and how these uses change the learning cycle. His research focuses on the politics of financial crises, capital inflow management, and corporate credit strategies. He holds a PhD in Political Economy and Government, and a Masters in Statistics from Harvard, where he also taught courses in microeconomic theory, international relations, international political economy and advanced quantitative methods, in addition to a Bachelors in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to joining the School of Public Policy, he was a visiting research fellow at the Centre for International Studies in the LSE Department of International Relations.

Associate Professor

Dr Alexandra Cirone is an Associate Professor at the LSE School of Public Policy, with a joint appointment in the Department of Government. She is also an affiliate of the Data Science Institute (DSI), and she currently serves on Meta’s Governance Innovation Council. Before coming to the LSE, she was faculty at Cornell University, and she holds a PhD in Political Science from Columbia University, and a BA from the University of Chicago. Her research focuses on political selection, democratic innovation, lottocratic governance, and historical political economy. At the SPP, she is co-Director of the Executive MPA and Executive MPP programme, and she teaches courses in AI, digital technology, quantitative methods, and social media and tech policy.