Ravi Gurumurthy

Chief Executive of Nesta

Ravi Gurumurthy is the Chief Executive of Nesta, the UK’s innovation agency for social good. Before joining in December 2019, Ravi previously co-founded the Airbel Impact Lab at the International Rescue Committee, where he was responsible for designing, testing and scaling products and services for people affected by crisis in over 40 countries.

Ravi has held a number of roles in central and local government, including Director of Strategy at the Department of Energy and Climate Change and Strategic Adviser to the Foreign Secretary. Ravi is also a Governor of the Health Foundation, and on the board of the Environmental Defense Fund, Europe.

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