Lee Elliot Major
Lee Elliot Major OBE FAcSS is Britain’s first Professor of Social Mobility, based at the University of Exeter. He advises education, government and corporate leaders across the world on enabling people from all socio-economic backgrounds to flourish in life whatever path they choose. He was formerly CEO of the Sutton Trust, the UK’s leading social mobility foundation.
His award winning books include Social Mobility and Its Enemies and Equity in Education. His forthcoming book Cracking the Class Codes is due out in 2026. Lee lived on his own from age 15 and once worked as a bin-man and was first in his family to go to university. He was awarded an OBE for services to social mobility.
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