Philip Colligan

Philip Colligan is the executive director of the public service innovation lab, which is developing and testing radical new responses to some of the UK’s most pressing social and economic challenges.

Philip joined NESTA in May 2010.  Before this he worked for the London Borough of Camden and the Home Office.

As assistant director for regeneration and partnerships at Camden he led economic development, regeneration, place-shaping and the council’s relationship with the third sector.  Prior to this he spent two years as deputy director for housing and adult social care, responsible for investment and repairs to 33,000 council homes, including leading major housing regeneration schemes.

Philip was previously Camden’s Assistant Chief Executive for four years where he established the Camden Strategy Unit, the strategic centre of the Council responsible for strategy and planning, performance, innovation, efficiency and communications.  

Before joining Camden, Philip worked at the Home Office where he held a number of senior policy roles, including on youth justice reform, religious issues and community cohesion.  He was also private secretary to the permanent secretary, Sir John Gieve and led the Home Office change programme.

He has a degree in law from the University of Liverpool and qualifications in management and finance.