Ruth Puttick is a Senior Research Associate at Nesta, runs a research consultancy, and is in the final stages of a PhD in political science and urban studies. She previously worked at Nesta, leading large-scale studies into public and social innovation. More recently she was at the global management consultancy, Tony Blair Associates, where she helped establish and manage the policy and research team in the government advisory practice. She has written extensively on government innovation, reform and impact, and acts as an advisor to a range of governments, philanthropic foundations, charities, and think tanks.