Geoff Mulgan CBE

Sir Geoff Mulgan CBE is Professor of Collective Intelligence, Public Policy and Social Innovation at University College London (UCL), based in the engineering department. Prior to that he was Chief Executive of Nesta, the UK's innovation foundation, between 2011 and the end of 2019. From 1997 to 2004 Geoff had roles in the UK government including director of the Government's Strategy Unit and head of policy in the Prime Minister's office. From 2004 to 2011 he was the first Chief Executive of The Young Foundation. He was the first director of the think-tank Demos; and has been a reporter on BBC TV and radio.

He has a PhD in telecommunications and has been a visiting professor at London School of Economics (LSE), University College London (UCL) and Melbourne University. He is currently a senior visiting scholar at Harvard University.   Geoff co-founded many organisations including Demos, the Young Foundation, the Social Innovation Exchange (SIX), Uprising, Studio Schools Trust, Action for Happiness, the Alliance for Useful Evidence, the Australia Centre for Social Innovation and the Institutional Architecture Lab. He has advised many governments around the world. Past books include ‘The Art of Public Strategy’ (Oxford University Press), ‘Good and Bad Power’ (Penguin), ‘The Locust and the Bee’ (Princeton University Press), ‘Big Mind: how collective intelligence can change our world’ (Princeton University Press), Social Innovation (Policy Press), Another World is Possible (Hurst) and When Science Meets Power (Polity Press).  His books have been translated into over 20 languages. Geoff has given TED talks on the future economy, happiness and education.  He was knighted by the Queen in 2020.