Sophie Mckechnie

Programme Manager, People Powered Results

Sophie is a Programme Manager in the People Powered Results team at Nesta’s Health Lab. She is working on 100 day innovation programmes in Elective Care.

Before joining Nesta, Sophie spent five years delivering community development initiatives for a Housing Association. This included leading partnerships and programmes around Digital Inclusion, Ageing, Social Enterprise, Health and Well-being and Youth Engagement.

Prior to this, Sophie worked in business development for national parenting support charity and delivered projects for a social enterprise in Oaxaca, Mexico. Sophie has focused on increasing community cohesion, influencing policy and coaching and capacity-building front line organisations.

Sophie is a History graduate from the University of Warwick. Outside of work she can be found playing music in unexpected places with Basement Orchestra and other musical troupes!