Board of Directors
Our independent board is made up of leaders with experience in the public, private and voluntary sectors who share our vision.
Chair
A. Sinclair Dunlop
As a leading venture capital investor, Sinclair’s rigorous and measured approach to performance management and evaluation, makes him a perfect fit for Inspiring Scotland. Having spent more than 20...
Director
Barbara Allison
Since 2009, Barbara has been Director of HR & OD with the Scottish Government. She leads a team which provides cost-effective, responsive and integrated HR, organisational development & learning...
Director
Dona Milne
Dona Milne is Deputy Director of Public Health, NHS Lothian and Chair of the Children’s Parliament in Scotland and Youth Scotland. She has a particular interest in challenging inequality...
Director
Gary Le Sueur
Gary is a co-founder and partner of venture capital firm, Scottish Equity Partners (SEP). Gary is responsible for the firm’s clean energy and infrastructure funds, as well as being...
Director
Joe McGrane
Joe has spent most of his career in the private equity industry,where he has held a wide range of executive positions. Joe began his career with 3i, was founding managing...
Director
John Farmer
A native of Edinburgh, John graduated MA (Hons) in Economics from Aberdeen University in 1990 and embarked upon a career in business in the advertising and marketing industry. In...
Director
Paula Skinner
Paula is a partner within the corporate team at one of Scotland’s leading commercial law firms Harper Macleod LLP, and has 17 years’ experience in advising entrepreneurs. She is...