Larissa Kennedy

Larissa Kennedy
61st President of the National Union of Students
In office
1 July 2020  1 July 2022
Preceded byZamzam Ibrahim
Succeeded byShaima Dallali
Personal details
ResidenceLondon
Alma materUniversity of Warwick
OccupationNUS President, Activist

Larissa Kennedy is a student politician who was President of the UK National Union of Students 2020–2022, succeeding Zamzam Ibrahim. She was the first president elected via online ballot, defeating six other candidates. She served a two-year term to oversee the NUS's three-year plan to financially overhaul its organisation following a £3 million shortfall in 2018. She is also a trustee of Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS-UK), an educational charity formed in response to the climate emergency and ecological crisis.