Nick is President and CEO of GiveDirectly, which uses technology to send cash to people in poverty and crisis, and has variously been named amongst the most audacious (Inc), innovative (FastCompany) and fastest growing (Forbes) organizations in the world.

GiveDirectly has delivered $900m in cash transfers to people in need, and has been a major player in doing the academic research that has established unconditional cash transfers as one of the most impactful, efficient, dignified and scalable interventions that exists in supporting people in need.

Nick was previously CEO of Change.org, the technology platform for civic action and grassroots organizing used by 500m+ people globally. In his 10+ years there across multiple roles he built the technology and user experience of the site, grew their global footprint to 20 countries, and helped established Change.org as the largest non-profit owned technology company for social impact in the world.

Nick co-founded the fundraising and awareness campaign Live Below the Line, and has been an advisor or board member for groups including MakePovertyHistory, the Horizon Institute for Public Service, GiveWell, OzGreen, and Paid Leave for the United States.

Nick was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people shaping the future of philanthropy (2025), and is a World Economic Forum ‘Young Global Leader’.