Helen Goulden

Chief Executive Officer

Prior to joining us in October 2017, Helen was executive director at Nesta, responsible for leading their Innovation Lab, supporting and scaling innovation in the arts, civil society, government and education sectors.

Previous roles have included work within the private sector developing digital strategies and solutions for global corporate clients. She spent five years consulting in the Cabinet Office, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and then DCLG developing national innovation programmes for local government and leading research and product development for interactive TV public services.

She regularly speaks in the UK and abroad on the subject of public and social innovation, and has a long-standing interest in how technology can be used as a tool for social change and co-operation.

She is a former board member of the Behavioural Insights Team (aka the Nudge Unit) and holds degrees in philosophy and responsible business practice.

Contact information

helen.goulden@youngfoundation.org

Chief Executive Officer

Contact information

Contributions

‘In our quest for environmental sustainability, social responsibility is key’

A community-led transition to net zero

‘Communities can power a fair transition’

Family and community vulnerabilities in the transition to net zero

An equitable future for research and innovation

‘Putting young people in the driving seat of research can steer better youth support’

Response to the Levelling Up White Paper

‘A time to recharge, renew – and participate in your future’

Remote working can reach a broader range of people. Let’s enable that.

Beyond the ‘blah, blah, blah’: we need a new kind of climate activism

Doc Brown’s dream and the launch of ARIA

A quick note on incentivising collaboration for social change

Be more Michael

Arts, culture and social impact: lessons on how to grow good ideas

Emerging from Lockdown (Part One)

Nothing About Us, Without Us – Lived experience insight & social investment

Scottish Expert Advisory Panel on the Collaborative Economy Report

Community research

Social innovation