Nicole is the Grant Services lead for New Zealand, based out of Wellington. She has a PhD in materials science from the University of Cambridge, UK and has worked in a variety of roles, including academic science, deep tech start-ups and the energy storage industry in New Zealand, Australia, the UK and Hong Kong. She has also worked in the New Zealand university sector as a commercialisation manager. Nicole is passionate about innovation and building innovation capability to build a better working world.
How Nicole is building a better working world
"I enjoy bringing my Research & Development (R&D), commercialisation experience and networks to connect people, businesses and communities to enable them to realise their ideas and innovations in a way that meaningfully and purposefully contributes to our knowledge sector in New Zealand."