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.

Francesca manages communications for the fairer start mission.

With a particular interest in developing communications and influencing plans for new insight and evidence, Francesca has spent the past three years leading communications in research organisations. Before joining Nesta, she managed the communications teams at two government-funded ‘what works’ centres, Foundations and then TASO.

Francesca started her career in brand and marketing before moving to the civil service where she managed a portfolio of B2B behaviour change campaigns relating to competition and consumer law.