Neumayer, Eric, 1970-

Eric Neumayer is Deputy President and Vice Chancellor of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He previously served as Interim President of LSE following the departure of Baroness Minouche Shafik, and before the appointment of the serving President and Vice Chancellor, Larry D. Kramer. Neumayer is also the School's Vice President of Planning and Resources and a Professor of Environment and Development within the Department of Geography and Environment. An economist by training, Neumayer's research spans multiple fields, including economic geography, sustainable development, conflict and migration, as well as quantitative research methods. He was awarded the Philip Leverhulme Prize in Geography in 2003 and received a Prize for one of seven Exemplary Political Science Articles published in the European Journal of Political Research between 1973 and 2013. He was an Associate of the Centre for the Study of Civil War at the Peace Research Institute Oslo.