About Nesta

Nesta is an innovation foundation. For us, innovation means turning bold ideas into reality and changing lives for the better. We use our expertise, skills and funding in areas where there are big challenges facing society.

Adrian Stymne

Adrian is a behavioural scientist in the sustainable future mission, applying behavioural science to support the UK's journey to net zero.

Before Nesta, Adrian worked across various roles in Westminster, including project delivery, policy, behavioural science and human-centred design.

Prior to this, Adrian was part of the founding team for Stockholm's largest inner-city state school and was responsible for the school's approach to student government and extracurricular student life.

Adrian studied liberal arts for his undergraduate degree, majoring in psychology, at Yale-NUS College in Singapore. He moved to the UK in 2019 to pursue an MSc in Behaviour Change at University College London.