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Luisa Gockel

Social Impact PartnershipsPearson

Biography

Luisa is a social impact and partnerships specialist with a background in journalism and human rights. She has 17 years of experience in the communication and innovation fields and spent 10 years working in the non-profit sector in both the UK and South America.

Luisa joined Pearson in 2017 to manage the company’s social impact partnerships as part of Project Literacy, Pearson’s flagship social impact campaign. She leads on the campaign's social innovation programmes across the globe, which includes partnerships with the World Bank, USAID, and UNESCO.

Before joining Pearson, Luisa was Head of Business Development at Apps for Good, the leading UK edtech social enterprise. As part of Apps for Good's founding team, she designed and managed complex social impact partnerships with some of the world’s most innovative companies such as Google, Thomson Reuters, Samsung, Facebook, and Barclays.

Regional Focus

Eastern and Southern Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Southeast Asia