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Nesta is a research and innovation foundation. We apply our deep expertise in applied methods to design, test and scale solutions to some of the biggest challenges of our time, working across the innovation lifecycle.

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Swarna Ramanathan

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Swarna is a senior strategy and technology executive with over 20 years of international leadership experience across the automotive, energy and industrial sectors.

She brings deep expertise in enterprise strategy, M&A, digital transformation and corporate development, having led AI and digital transformation agendas, strategic technology partnerships, M&A and venture capital investing activity at major industrials and auto manufacturers.

Earlier in her career, Swarna spent 12 years at a leading global management consultancy, rising to equity partner, where she led strategy, digital and IoT transformation engagements for Fortune 500 clients across multiple continents. She began her career as an engineer and global programme manager in the automotive industry, working across the US, India, Sweden and Germany.

Swarna holds an MBA from INSEAD and a degree in Mechanical Engineering from India. She is a long-standing advocate for women in STEM and diversity in leadership, having led initiatives to advance senior women executives and build high-performing, diverse global teams across 40+ countries.

We extend our impact through two specialised units that help people and organisations to solve complex problems and achieve their goals.

BIT

BIT helps clients from government, nonprofits and the private sector to improve people’s lives through our empirical problem solving and deep understanding of human behaviour.

Challenge Works

Challenge Works designs and runs challenge prizes to spark innovation in science, technology and society.

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Swarna Ramanathan

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