About Nesta

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.

Zoë May

Zoë is an insights and engagement adviser at Nesta’s Centre for Collective Intelligence.

Before joining Nesta, she worked as a consultant, providing specialist research and evaluation support to the education and youth sector. This included working on government-funded research aimed at improving school attendance and engagement across the UK.

She holds a master's in cognitive neuroscience and a bachelor’s in psychology with neuroscience from the University of Sussex, where she specialised in exploring the attainment gap in higher education and cultural differences in autistic traits.

Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with friends, going to festivals and trying new foods.