Our people
Daniel Farag
Director of Innovation and Practice
Dan leads our practical social change and innovation work with communities, public systems, and social enterprises. He has worked across the public, private and charitable sectors, and was previously a director of Nesta’s Health Lab.
David Boyle
NEF
David Civil
PhD student, University of Nottingham
David’s research explores the origins and development of meritocracy in post-war Britain, exploring issues such as the welfare state, education reform and economic efficiency. He has studied the political thought of our founder, the British sociologist Michael Young.
David Kane
Consultant
Deborah Newbold
Actor, director and performance storyteller
Debs is a theatre artist based in London and West Yorkshire. She is an actor, director and performance storyteller, who writes powerful one-woman shows, sometimes directs them, and tours them internationally.