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Suraj Vadgama

Director of Design, Design & Technology

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Missions

Aidan Kelly Alasdair Hiscock Andrew Sissons Andy Marsden Andy Regan Angela Mitchell Anish Chacko Benoit Siberdt Björn Rust Camille Stengel Chris Norris Claire Doran Clara Widdison Codrina Cretu Daniel Lewis David Bleines David Dearlove Davinia Kiley Dea Nielsen Elena Mariani Ella Sandelson Ellen Davies Ellie Bristow Elspeth Kirkman Elysia Lucas Eve Lerouge Frances Bain Ghazal Moenie Hema Kalamogan Holly Bolger Hugo Harper Jess Gillam John Barber Jonathan Bone Julia Blom Kate Tudor Katherine Parkin Katy King Kelly Evans Kinza Mahmood Laura Jones Lauren Bowes Byatt Lauren Liotti Linda Macdonald Lizzie Ingram Louise Bazalgette Lourdes Valencia Torres Lucy Kraftman Lucy Turner-Harris Lydia Leon Madeleine Gabriel Marcus Shepheard Marine Furet Martina Kavan Mary-Alice Doyle Max Blore Max Hadley Max Woollard Michael Fell Monique Tan Oli Berry Oliver Zanetti Omar Idris Parita Doshi Patricia Beloe Rachel Wilcock Rebecca Ige Robin Parker Roisín Gorman Ryu Matsuura Sarah Cattan Sean Kelleher-Clarke Shaan Jindal Shyamolie Biyani Simran Motiani Terpsi Panayotidis Thomas Bunting Tim Shakespeare Tom Gunter Tom Leach Umesh (uMe) Pandya Vivek Roy-Chowdhury Zhen Rao

Practices

Aidan Kelly Alasdair Hiscock Aleks Berditchevskaia Andy Marsden Anna Landreth Strong Benedicta Moxon Celia Collins Christopher Edgar Chun-Yin San Clare Brennan David Ampudia David Mayes Deborah Fox Ellen Davies Emma Dickson Eve Lerouge Genna Barnett George Richardson Hannah Burd Harry Wilde Jack Vines Jessica Edwards Joana Murta Rosa Joe Asher Kathy Peach Lewis Westbury Linda Yachoui Liz Gallagher Mallory Durran Martina Vojtkova Max Blore Omar Idris Rachel Murphy Rachel Wilcock Roisín Gorman Rosie Oxbury Rowan Green Seth Caldwell Shabeer Rauf Simon Jarrett Simon Wisdom Sofia Pinto Solomon Yu Tiffany Holmgren Umesh (uMe) Pandya Zayn Meghji

Suraj leads the Design & Technology practice at Nesta.

He oversees and supports the design, development and rapid testing of products and services that advance Nesta’s missions.

Suraj is a senior practitioner and leader who has successfully led the design, development and growth of products and services that have helped thousands of people - many with a focus on social issues.

As well as his own ventures, Suraj has supported many organisations with product development and digital transformation. He brings a wealth of real-world experience on what it takes to develop products and services that deliver user and social value.

Browse content from Suraj Vadgama

Test-and-learn portfolios for systemic change

Blog
04.09.25

Test and learn: a playbook for mission-driven government

Report
22.04.25

How test-and-learn approaches can support child development outcomes

Project Update
30.01.25

A fairer start: who are we innovating for?

Project Update
27.09.24

Policy blueprinting: a tool for 21st century policy design

Project Update
07.08.24

Improving and scaling up a digital book-sharing programme

Project Update
04.09.23

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Angela Mitchell

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Benoit Siberdt

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Claire Doran

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Codrina Cretu

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Daniel Lewis

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David Bleines

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Davinia Kiley

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Dea Nielsen

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Elspeth Kirkman

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Elysia Lucas

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Eve Lerouge

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Frances Bain

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Hema Kalamogan

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Holly Bolger

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Hugo Harper

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Jess Gillam

Data Scientist, fairer start mission

John Barber

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Jonathan Bone

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Julia Blom

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Kate Tudor

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Katherine Parkin

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Katy King

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Kelly Evans

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Kinza Mahmood

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Laura Jones

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Lauren Bowes Byatt

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Lauren Liotti

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Linda Macdonald

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Lizzie Ingram

Mission Manager, fairer start mission

Louise Bazalgette

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Lourdes Valencia Torres

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Lucy Kraftman

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Lucy Turner-Harris

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Lydia Leon

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