Lígia Teixeira works on how societies prevent and respond to homelessness. Her work focuses on closing the gap between ambition and impact: particularly where good intentions are undermined by fragmented systems, weak delivery, or a lack of learning about what works. She works at the intersection of government, civil society, and philanthropy, supporting leaders to make better decisions about both what to do and how to do it well. Trained in political theory, her interest in homelessness grew from questions of power, justice, rhetoric and the role of the state – shaped during her time at the London School of Economics, where, walking through Lincoln’s Inn Fields, she first confronted the reality of rough sleeping.

She is the founding Chief Executive of the Centre for Homelessness Impact, which she established in 2018 to strengthen the use of evidence, data, and learning across homelessness systems in the UK and beyond. She is particularly interested in how complex systems change, how prevention can be embedded in policy and practice, and how long-term investment and learning translate ambition into better outcomes for people.