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Simon Wisdom

Resident, Data Science Practice

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Simon Wisdom has evolved from product data science in fintech to building AI applications for public benefit.

At Nesta he is developing AI agents that tackle critical admin bottlenecks preventing climate and health initiatives from scaling. Specifically, he will be partnering with the sustainable future and healthy life mission teams to prototype agentic AI solutions for heat pump installer admin work and verification and auditing work for nutrition data analysts.

Additional examples of Simon’s work are available on his portfolio site.

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