Ravi Gurumurthy
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Group Chief Executive Officer
Ravi Gurumurthy is group chief executive officer, joining Nesta as chief executive in December 2019.
Ravi is the chief executive of Nesta, the UK’s innovation foundation. Nesta’s mission is to design, test and scale solutions to society's biggest challenges, from sustainability and health to educational inequality.
Ravi also leads the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT), often known as the ‘Nudge Unit’. BIT has grown from a small team in No 10 Downing Street to a 250-person global social purpose consultancy and a subsidiary of Nesta.
Prior to joining Nesta, Ravi co-founded and led the Airbel Innovation Lab at the International Rescue Committee. He was responsible for designing new products and services for people affected by crises in over 40 countries.
Ravi worked in the UK government from 1999 to 2013. He was an adviser and speechwriter to Foreign Secretary David Miliband, leading the creation of Every Child Matters and the Children Act 2004, and the world’s first legally binding climate legislation.
Ravi has held a number of non-executive roles, and is currently NED for NHS England, and lead NED for the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero.
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