Our Trustees

Carlos Miranda

Carlos is an entrepreneur passionate about business with purpose. He has founded three businesses that help both for- and non-profit organisations realise their social impact ambitions. Carlos founded his first venture, I.G. Advisors in 2011. I.G. is a strategic partner to a wide range of local and international organisations, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, UN Women, Amnesty International and the Ford Foundation.

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.

Leslie Rance

Leslie is a former corporate executive with more than 25 years of international experience, primarily in the mining and consumer goods industries. A versatile business leader, he has held several Board and executive roles, with responsibilities for his past employers’ corporate social investments in various countries.

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.

Mamta Patel - Chair

Following a 30-year career in science journalism, Mamta co-founded Chemical Watch in 2007, a digital publication providing intelligence on regulatory compliance and broader chemicals risk management issues. After selling the business in 2020, she applies her knowledge and experience on a select number of charity and business boards to support membership development, diversity and inclusion, social mobility, and sustainability issues.

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.

Susan Murray

Susan is the Director of the David Hume Institute and an External Advisor to the Scottish Youth Parliament. Prior to this she was an executive and non-executive director providing strategic advice and support to organisations. She was a founding Trustee of the ICAS Foundation, which aims to increase the diversity of young people entering the finance profession and was previously a Board member of NatureScot, formerly known as Scottish Natural Heritage.

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.