Chris Gorst
www.nesta.org.uk/team/chris-gorst/
www.nesta.org.uk/team/chris-gorst/
Challenge Director, Nesta Challenges
At Nesta Challenges, Chris's experience spans the public, commercial and social impact sectors and interactions between the three.
At Nesta Challenges, Chris's experience spans the public, commercial and social impact sectors and interactions between the three. He started his career in supply side policy and public finance at HM Treasury. In the commercial sector he has worked as a strategy consultant and in investment banking. In social impact, he has delivered a major capacity-building programme for UK small business leaders and developed impact measurement strategies for a wide range of non-profits.
In his spare time, Chris is a keen (but green) Python coder. He is a volunteer mentor for the Year Here programme, which encourages talented graduates to develop innovative solutions to entrenched social challenges.
