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About Nesta

Nesta is a research and innovation foundation. We apply our deep expertise in applied methods to design, test and scale solutions to some of the biggest challenges of our time, working across the innovation lifecycle.

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Aidan Kearney

Independent Member of TIC

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Aidan Kearney

Aidan is an independent member of TIC.

Aidan is a former Chief Investment Officer of the Health Foundation, where he oversaw its global endowment portfolio with a focus on financial performance and responsible investment. He spent over 35 years in asset management, including senior roles at Aberdeen, Credit Suisse, Artemis and Singer & Friedlander. He now serves on the investment and social finance committees at the Vivensa Foundation.

A powerful ecosystem for innovation

We extend our impact through two specialised units that help people and organisations to solve complex problems and achieve their goals.

BIT

BIT helps clients from government, nonprofits and the private sector to improve people’s lives through our empirical problem solving and deep understanding of human behaviour.

Challenge Works

Challenge Works designs and runs challenge prizes to spark innovation in science, technology and society.

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