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Natasha Whitham

Interim senior manager, strategy team

Natasha Whitham Natasha Whitham

Natasha Whitham

Benedicta Moxon Cate Urbano Ibrahim Butt Joe Owen Karlis Kanders Laurie Smith Matt Seden Nadeen Haidar Rachel Carter Rachel Parker Saskia Greenhalgh Toby Roper Tony Curzon Price

Natasha is an interim senior manager within Nesta's strategy unit, supporting the definition and execution of strategic priorities.

Before joining Nesta, Natasha spent four years at Climate Group, an international non-profit driving climate action through business and government networks. Prior to this, she trained as a business consultant at Ernst & Young and completed a one-year secondment to His Majesty’s Sustainable Markets Initiative.

Outside of work, Natasha loves playing football in a Saturday five-a-side league that she co-founded with friends. She also enjoys hiking, reading and trying out new recipes.

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Cate Urbano

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Head of Data Science for Discovery and Innovation

Laurie Smith

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Matt Seden

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Nadeen Haidar

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Rachel Carter

Senior policy manager

Rachel Parker

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Saskia Greenhalgh

Head of strategy

Toby Roper

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Tony Curzon Price

Policy adviser

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