Vasant is Director of Human Connected Design at the Connected Places Catapult – the UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport and place leadership. Vasant oversees delivery of programmes which harness user research, design, human factors, futures and facilitation to transform the way we live and travel. Vasant’s focus is in designing accessible and inclusive places and transport. His work covers passenger experience through stations, transport safety, participatory futures and business design. Prior to joining the Catapult, Vasant led the UK government’s Policy Lab, bringing people-centred and experimental methods to policy making. He has held roles across government policy from the Home Office to Department for Health and Social Care.