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Nigel Ball

  • TitleDirector - Social Purpose Lab

Biography

Nigel Ball is an entrepreneurial leader with a track record in social change spanning government, social enterprise, and academia.

He is currently Director of the new Social Purpose Lab at University of the Arts London. Prior to this, Nigel was the inaugural Executive Director of the Government Outcomes Lab at Oxford University, where he led a team that uncovered cutting-edge research insights into cross-sector partnerships, and worked with public, private and social sector leaders to improve collaboration practices.

In former roles he was part of the founding leadership team of West London Zone for Children and Young People, the Head of Innovation at Teach First, and supported social entrepreneurship in East Africa.