Popular searches

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.

More about us

Fiona McFarlane

Policy Advisor, Nesta Scotland

Fiona McFarlane Fiona McFarlane

Fiona McFarlane

Practices

Aidan Kelly Alasdair Hiscock Aleks Berditchevskaia Alexandra Albert Alex Holdsworth Andy Marsden Anna Landreth Strong Benedicta Moxon Celia Collins Christopher Edgar Chun-Yin San Clare Brennan David Ampudia David Mayes Deborah Fox Ellen Davies Emma Dickson Eve Lerouge Genna Barnett George Richardson Hannah Burd Harry Wilde Jack Vines Jessica Edwards Joana Murta Rosa Joe Asher Kathy Peach Lewis Westbury Linda Yachoui Livia Katz Liz Gallagher Mallory Durran Martina Vojtkova Max Blore Omar Idris Peter Baeck Rachel Murphy Rachel Wilcock Roisín Gorman Rosie Oxbury Rowan Green Seth Caldwell Shabeer Rauf Simon Jarrett Sofia Pinto Solomon Yu Suraj Vadgama Tess Wright Tiffany Holmgren Umesh (uMe) Pandya Zayn Meghji

Scotland

Angela Mitchell Frances Bain Linda Macdonald Robin Parker

Fiona is a policy advisor at Nesta in Scotland.

She has a background in law and policy and began her career as a barrister representing children involved in the criminal justice system. Before joining Nesta, she was the Director for Scotland at Place2Be, a children’s mental health charity. Prior to that, she led public affairs for The Promise Scotland and managed the policy and publication process for the key outputs of the Independent Care Review.

Also in Scotland

Angela Mitchell

Head of Nesta Scotland

Frances Bain

Mission Manager (Scotland), healthy life mission

Linda Macdonald

Mission Manager (Scotland), fairer start mission

Robin Parker

Mission Manager (Scotland), sustainable future mission

Stay up to date

Get our regular newsletter and tailor your updates on our missions, programmes and events