Does NESTA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, NESTA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at NESTA. This rating has improved by 10% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at NESTA?

52% of NESTA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated NESTA 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at NESTA?

Programmer Manager (12) , Project Manager (10) , Director (5) , Manager (5) , Data Scientist (4) , Intern (4) , Programme Manager (4) , Senior Manager (4) , Analyst (3) , Assistant Programmer Manager (3) , Data Engineer (3) , Principal Researcher (3) , Assistant Programme Manager (2) , Designer (2) , Head of X (2)

What are the pros of working at NESTA according to real employee reviews?

"great people to work with, always happy to chat and give professional advice" ((in 24 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues that really care about each other and making impact in the world." ((in 21 reviews)); "Nice office (when it's been open)" ((in 8 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 7 reviews)); "And good work/life balance" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at NESTA according to real employee reviews?

"building and a real lack of diversity." ((in 6 reviews)); "But the new CEO (NOT Geoff Mulgan by the way, he was great) has brought his own political agenda as well as his own staff." ((in 5 reviews)); "Salary is not competitive to the market." ((in 4 reviews)); "The CEO is a genuinely nice guy, very smart and quite the renaissance man in terms of his knowledge, interests and passions, but really lacking in the basic skills that make a good CEO." ((in 3 reviews))

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3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(140 total reviews)

Ravi Gurumurthy

49% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

2.9

Career opportunities

2.3

Senior management

NESTA has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 140 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NESTA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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140 reviews

4.0

Mar 29, 2026

Comfortable but sometimes frustrating

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really smart and capable people, opportunity to work on interesting things and learn, no pressure to work a ton or meet tight deadlines. Nice office and decent pay compared to other non-profit jobs.

Cons

Hierarchical, very top-heavy, there seem to be lots of directors of things with unclear contribution to actual mission work, and for many it is very hard to progress. Should look more honestly at its own impact. Remote work means people don't form close relationships.

5.0

Feb 19, 2026

Great place to work, early in your career

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work for those who are impact driven Interesting way of doing things Innovation and embedded social lens makes for great work Is a foundation so don't have to think about funding as much

Cons

Not sure about progression/salary increases

4.0

Jan 4, 2026

Good company

Events manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company with good opportunities

Cons

Lots of company changes were happening

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