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.

Rebecca Ige

Rebecca is the assistant programme manager for the sustainable future mission team.

Prior to joining Nesta, Rebecca worked across the public, charity and higher education sectors, supporting the planning and delivery of programmes and projects in areas such as social mobility and housing development. Her experience spans project and programme management, operations and events planning. More recently, she worked at City Hall to develop an internal communications strategy to improve collaboration and ways of working across development teams.

She is passionate about tackling socio-economic issues and enjoys volunteering to support local community causes. Outside of work, Rebecca loves getting stuck into historical fiction books, going on long nature walks and enjoying live music at a concert or festival.