Laurie Smith

Laurie Smith has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and organizations. Laurie is currently employed as the Head of Foresight Research at Nesta since January 2022. Prior to this, they held the position of Senior Foresight Lead at Nesta from December 2020 to January 2022. Before joining Nesta, Laurie worked at The Royal Society, where they served as a Senior Policy Advisor for Emerging Technologies from September 2016 to March 2018 and as a Senior Policy Advisor for Research from March 2013 to August 2016. Laurie also worked at The Academy of Medical Sciences, where they held roles such as Medical Science Policy Manager (international affairs) from July 2012 to March 2013 and Acting Senior Medical Science Policy Manager from December 2011 to June 2012. Additionally, Laurie has experience in policy-related roles at the Department for International Development, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, and Reed Elsevier.

Laurie Smith has obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Human Sciences from UCL. Additionally, Laurie pursued further education by completing a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Science from The Open University. However, the specific years of study for both degrees are not provided in the information.