Our Trustees

James Hilder

James is passionate about the power of communities to achieve more for themselves and to expand social enterprise as the key to social inclusion. He now provides social enterprise consultancy bringing 25 years of third sector experience to clients.

Jen Gordon

Jen is a Programme Manager at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Prior to joining the FCDO, Jen worked at Comic Relief where she was instrumental in establishing their first social investment function, as well as managing key strategic partnerships with third sector and corporate organisations.

Tobias Jung

Tobias is Professor of Management at the University of St Andrews, where he heads the School of Management and directs the Centre for the Study of Philanthropy & Public Good. Prior to joining St Andrews, Tobias worked with the Centres for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy and for Charity Effectiveness in London.

Sharon Fairweather

Sharon has a financial background, spanning the private sector, health service and Scottish Government, where she was previously the Director of Internal Audit and Assurance. She has also worked on a voluntary basis with a number of charitable organisations, with a particular focus on young people.

Stewart Carruth

Stewart is a former Chief Executive and Director of Corporate Governance in local government and is now an Operations Director for a start-up company. Stewart also has experience as a Board Member of the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI), Chair of Finance Committee and former Board member of Social Investment Scotland, as well as being a current Non-Executive Director.

Sarah Whitley

Sarah has over 37 years of experience in the finance and investment sector. Since 2018 she has been focused on voluntary roles which include being the President of St Andrew Boat Club. She is also an External Director of Rakuten Inc.

Kim Atkinson

Kim is the CEO of the Scottish Sports Association (SSA), the membership organisation for Scottish Governing Bodies of sport. Prior to joining the SSA in 2010, Kim was Chief Officer at Scottish Squash. In 2002 Kim was a public appointment as a Director on the sportscotland board, at the time Scotland's youngest ever public appointment aged 22. She is currently a Trustee of SCVO, and is a former Chair of ACOSVO.

Dr Lisa Lim

Lisa is currently the Head of Asia ex-Japan Equities in Rathbones Asset Management. She previously served on the Board of Axiata Group and prior to that, was a Portfolio Manager at ColumbiaThreadneedle where she pioneered and played a leading role in integrating ESG philosophy into the firm’s investment processes. Before joining the Investment Management industry, Lisa was an Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore. 

Mairi Mickel

Mairi is a 4th Generation owner of Mactaggart & Mickel Group, and a visiting professor of Family Business at Strathclyde University. She has a long history with charities and grant-giving trusts, including being a Trustee and former Chair of The Mickel Fund. As a leading voice and educator in the world of family enterprise - Mairi works with leaders and owners in Business Families. Her coaching and consultancy practice specialises in helping entrepreneurs of all ages see round the corners of their family and business needs and better plan for them.