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Anna Giulia Ponchia

Programme Manager, Innovation Growth Lab

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Albert Bravo-Biosca Alexandra Brown Alexandra Wu Alex Glennie Amalia Papanikolaou‌‌ Bashar Hobbi Caecilie Hougaard Pedersen Caroline Pradier Caroline Purslow Catherine Duncan Charlie Mealings Cleo Robbie Dina Ibrahim Dylan Terry Edoardo Trimarchi Elettra Pellanda Eliza Bacon Esther Moss Fernanda Anaya Fernanda Torres Frances Bain Fulvia Porcheddu George Finnigan Grant Collinson Hannah Dummett Helen Spencer Holly Jamieson Hugo Cuello Ikbal Hussain Ilana Cope Irene Knowles James Phipps Janet Southern McCormick Jasmin Major Karmel Edmonds Kathy Nothstine Layla Gemmell Maria Brackin Marie Plamondon Max Meadows Nadeen Haidar Naomi Whitbourn Nassin Watson Olivier Usher Piotrek Gierszewski Rachael Glover Rahul Rathore Rhys Herriott Rob Fuller Ruth Neale Samantha Flower Seoana Sherry-Brennan Teo Firpo Tris Dyson Vidal Kumar Wanda Mollica Yan Yan Leung

Anna Giulia is a programme manager at the Innovation Growth Lab (IGL).

In her role, she leads the implementation of an ambitious new research initiative, which aims to support high-impact experimental research in science, innovation, and productivity.

Before joining IGL, Anna was part of the Innovation team at Results for Development, where she coordinated an initiative supporting social innovations impacting over 1 million lives. In this role, she collaborated with social enterprises, NGOs and global donor organisations to scale innovation projects, and worked with national and regional governments in East Africa to identify the demand for health innovations. Anna's previous
experience includes positions at the World Health Organisation in Geneva and the British Chamber of Commerce in Mexico.

She holds an MSc in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies from the London School of Economics and a BA in Politics and International Studies from the University of Warwick.

Also in Partnerships

Albert Bravo-Biosca

Director, Innovation Growth Lab

Alexandra Brown

Programme Coordinator, Challenge Works

Alexandra Wu

Assistant Programme Manager, Challenge Works

Alex Glennie

Senior Policy Manager

Amalia Papanikolaou‌‌

Data Programme Lead, Challenge Works

Bashar Hobbi

Senior Researcher, Challenge Works

Caecilie Hougaard Pedersen

Programme Manager, Challenge Works

Caroline Pradier

Programme Manager, Challenge Works

Caroline Purslow

Senior Programme Manager (Global Health Team), Challenge Works

Catherine Duncan

Senior Programme Manager, Challenge Works

Charlie Mealings

Researcher, Challenge Works

Cleo Robbie

Programme Coordinator, Challenge Works

Dina Ibrahim

Programme Coordinator, Challenge Works

Dylan Terry

Programme Manager, Challenge Works

Edoardo Trimarchi

Policy Lead, Innovation Growth Lab

Elettra Pellanda

Programme Manager, Challenge Works

Eliza Bacon

Researcher, Challenge Works

Esther Moss

Product Design Lead, Centre for Collective Intelligence Design

Fernanda Anaya

Assistant Programme Manager, Challenge Works

Fernanda Torres

Researcher, Challenge Works

Frances Bain

Mission Manager (Scotland), healthy life mission

Fulvia Porcheddu

Team Assistant and Programme Coordinator, Challenge Works

George Finnigan

Programme Coordinator, Challenge Works

Grant Collinson

Communications and Engagement Manager, Nesta Scotland

Hannah Dummett

Programme Manager, Challenge Works

Helen Spencer

On Purpose Associate, Challenge Works

Holly Jamieson

Director, Challenge Works

Hugo Cuello

Researcher, Innovation Growth Lab

Ikbal Hussain

Project Management Apprentice, Challenge Works

Ilana Cope

Programme Coordinator, Challenge Works

Irene Knowles

Team Coordinator, People Powered Results Team

James Phipps

Deputy Director, Innovation Growth Lab

Janet Southern McCormick

Senior Programme Manager, Challenge Works

Jasmin Major

Programme Manager, Challenge Works

Karmel Edmonds

Programme Manager, Challenge Works

Kathy Nothstine

Head of Future Cities, Challenge Works

Layla Gemmell

Operations Manager, Innovation Growth Lab

Maria Brackin

Researcher, Innovation Growth Lab

Marie Plamondon

Assistant Programme Manager, Challenge Works

Max Meadows

Programme Coordinator (Global Health), Challenge Works

Nadeen Haidar

Senior Manager, People Power Results

Naomi Whitbourn

Programme Manager, Challenge Works

Nassin Watson

Programme Manager, Challenge Works

Olivier Usher

Head of Research, Challenge Works

Piotrek Gierszewski

Research Lead, Challenge Works

Rachael Glover

Senior Consultant, People Powered Results

Rahul Rathore

Assistant Programme Manager, Challenge Works

Rhys Herriott

Programme Manager, Challenge Works

Rob Fuller

Evaluation Manager, Innovation Growth Lab

Ruth Neale

Programme Manager (Global Health), Challenge Works

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