Nathalie Hinds

Co-Founder of the Institute, Nathalie leads the Operations, Innovation and Partnerships for the Institute for Sustainability. She played a key role in developing the business case which presented the Institute as a pan-university synthesis centre for Sustainability Research. Her responsibilities includes leading the Institute’s Innovation Hub, external relations and the operations of all activities (Strategy, Staffing, Finance, Research, Innovation, Policy, Marketing & Comms). She is a member of the Institute Senior Leadership Team. Nathalie also leads the University submission to the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings which saw the University of Surrey climbing up to its best-ever position: 46th in the world and 9th in the UK. Passionate about progressing the UN SDGs, Nathalie has an extensive portfolio of strategic partners at local, national and international level, including government, industry organisations and NGOs.