Esme Yates
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Senior Policy Manager, UK 2040 Options
Esme is a senior policy manager in the UK Options 2040 team.
Prior to Nesta, Esme worked as a civil servant in a range of roles across education, health, disability and justice policy.
During the pandemic, she worked in the Prime Minister’s research and messaging team at No10 and most recently she ran the offices of the Children’s Minister and the Minister for Health and Secondary Care.
Esme holds a BA in French and German from UCL.
Outside of work, she loves to travel and has recently got into hiking.
