About Nesta

Nesta is an innovation foundation. For us, innovation means turning bold ideas into reality and changing lives for the better. We use our expertise, skills and funding in areas where there are big challenges facing society.

Building evidence on how financial support for families on low-income affects inequalities in childhood development.

We are exploring ways of alleviating the financial pressures faced by families experiencing poverty during the critical years of their children’s development. By reducing the financial pressures parents face, we believe we could reduce parental stress and improve material resources for parenting – helping to enable a more optimal home learning environment for children.

Team

Sarah Cattan

Sarah Cattan

Sarah Cattan

Mission Director, fairer start mission

Sarah leads Nesta's a fairer start mission.

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Louise Bazalgette

Louise Bazalgette

Louise Bazalgette

Deputy Director, fairer start mission

Louise works as part of a multi-disciplinary innovation team focused on narrowing the outcome gap for disadvantaged children.

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Linda Macdonald

Linda Macdonald

Linda Macdonald

Mission Manager - fairer start mission, Nesta Scotland

Linda is a mission manager for Scotland, working on the fairer start mission in Edinburgh.

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Simran Motiani

Simran Motiani

Simran Motiani

Analyst, fairer start mission

Simran joins Nesta as an analyst for the fairer start mission.

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Laura Jones

Laura Jones

Laura Jones

Senior Analyst, fairer start mission

Laura works a senior analyst in the fairer start mission.

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Mary-Alice Doyle

Mary-Alice Doyle

Mary-Alice Doyle

Principal Researcher, fairer start mission

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Mary-Alice is a principal researcher in the fairer start mission, leading research work on the link between family income and child outcomes.

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Moria Sloan

Moria Sloan

Moria Sloan

Chief of Staff

Moria is supporting Nesta's strategy, leadership team and thought leadership agendas.

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Ellie Cusack

Ellie Cusack

Ellie Cusack

Senior Campaigns Manager

Ellie is Nesta's Senior Campaigns Manager, responsible for overseeing the development and delivery of communication strategies for Nesta's three innovation missions.

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