Lee Rodwell is Director of Development at University of the Arts London (UAL), the second-ranked university for Art and Design globally and “the world’s biggest factory for making trouble” according to Grayson Perry.

Lee joined UAL in 2016 and has helped to build the Development department into an integral part of the university, growing philanthropic income tenfold. The Development department also now manages UAL’s alumni relations activity and contains a dedicated events team, supporting fundraising, but also managing major university events such as Graduation. In recent years, philanthropic income has enabled UAL to launch new academic initiatives – such as its groundbreaking Creative Computing Institute and AKO Storytelling Institute – and award-winning community impact work, including with refugees, in women’s prisons, and in local communities neighbouring UAL’s sites across London.

Prior to UAL, Lee has had a varied career fundraising across a number of charitable sectors, including the arts, human rights, and international development, with almost 20 years now spent as a Director of Development. This has included fundraising for the Art Fund, the Serpentine Gallery, Liberty, and Sightsavers. He has also been a Trustee of four charities, with a combined experience of 15 years as a Board member.