Smarter Social Change
17 February 2014
Ideas Lunch Slides / Ideas Lunch Blog Post
About Geoff Mulgan
Geoff Mulgan is Chief Executive of the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (NESTA) and Visiting Professor at University College London, the London School of Economics and the University of Melbourne. NESTA is an independent charity dedicated to improving the innovation capacity of the United Kingdom. Nesta’s mission is “to help people and organisations bring great ideas to life,” and in order to do so, the organization provides investments and grants, and mobilizes research, networks and skills.
A globally recognized pioneer in the field of social innovation, Mulgan founded the think tank Demos and served as Director of the UK Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit and Director of Policy under Tony Blair. He is an adviser to many governments around the world, and has been a board member of the Work Foundation, the Health Innovation Council, Political Quarterly and the Design Council, as well as Chair of Involve. He is also currently Chair of the Studio Schools Trust and the Social Innovation Exchange. His latest book The Locust and the Bee: Predators and Creators in Capitalism’s Future was released this year.
