DHI welcomes new trustee
Liam Fowley joins the David Hume Institute board of trustees
The David Hume Institute has appointed Liam Fowley to the board of trustees.
Liam is currently in his final year studying to be a teacher with the University of the Highlands and Islands. He was recently elected as the Depute President (Education) at the Perth UHI Student Union.
He is also a former board member of YouthLink Scotland and was Vice Chair of the Scottish Youth Parliament until April 2022. His experiences include being a member of the Scottish Government's COVID-19 Education Recovery Group and the Scottish Education Council, as well as being one of the leaders of the climate change citizens assembly in Scotland. He was instrumental in the work surrounding Scotland’s exams in late 2021, and the subsequent restructuring of the SQA and Education Scotland. Liam volunteers with the RAF Air Cadets and serves as a Trustee of the charity Independent Advocacy Perth & Kinross.
Ken Barker, Chair of the David Hume Institute, said: "We are delighted to welcome Liam to our board at a crucial moment for public policy debate in Scotland.
"We face a complex and changing world, in which objective, independent economic and public policy analysis is vital. Liam’s wide ranging experience further strengthens the David Hume Institute board as we continue to expand our contribution to diversity of thought in Scotland."
Liam added: "I am honoured to be taking on this role at this time of unprecedented changes in the economic and public policy landscape of Scotland, the UK, and world. The David Hume Institute enjoys a unique place in Scottish public life and our upcoming work will see the Institute provide a fresh and informed perspective on the public policies affecting the people of Scotland.”
DHI welcomes four new trustees
The David Hume Institute has announced the appointment of four new trustees alongside the promotion of existing trustee Ken Barker, who will take over as chair in March 2021 from Sir John Elvidge.
The David Hume Institute has announced the appointment of four new trustees alongside the promotion of existing trustee and former partner at Baillie Gifford, Ken Barker, as chair.
The new trustees are: Prof Jan Bebbington, director of the Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business at Lancaster University; Mark Chadwick, a senior executive with NatWest Group; Eva Groeneveld, policy and stakeholder manager at the Competition and Markets Authority; and Uzma Khan, Deputy Secretary and Director of Planning at the University of Glasgow.
Current trustee, Ken Barker will replace outgoing chair Sir John Elvidge who served as Permanent Secretary at the Scottish Government between 2003 and 2010. Ken will take up the position of chair at the end of March.
Susan Murray, director of the David Hume Institute, said: "We are delighted to welcome such talent to our board at a crucial moment for public policy debate in Scotland.
"We face a complex and changing world, in which objective, independent economic and public policy analysis is vital. Our new trustees position the David Hume Institute well to secure and expand our contribution to diversity of thought in Scotland.
“I would like to thank Sir John Elvidge for his outstanding leadership of our board over the last 6 years. His tenure has seen the David Hume Institute expand our work and increased the range of voices heard in public policy.”
Ken Barker, incoming chair of the David Hume Institute said: "I am honoured to be taking on this role at this time of unprecedented changes in the economic and public policy landscape of Scotland, the UK, and world. The David Hume Institute enjoys a unique place in Scottish public life and our upcoming work will see the Institute provide a fresh and informed perspective on the public policies affecting the people of Scotland.”