The Leadership Group of the Scottish Forum on Natural Capital, listed below, is made up of senior representatives from the public, private and voluntary sectors. Leadership Group meetings are also attended by the Leaders of the Forum’s four thematic hubs; Nature Finance Pioneers, Marine Natural Capital Navigators, Digital Enablers, Sustainable Land Management Connectors.

Leadership Group and Secretariat
Hannah Rudman (Co-Chair)

Business Development Director

Highlands Rewilding

Bruce Wilson

Head of Policy and Advocacy

Scottish Wildlife Trust

Secretariat

Colin Brown - Sustainability Connects | LinkedIn Colin Brown (Co-Chair)

 

Sally Matchett - Project Officer - Scottish Forum on Natural Capital -  Scottish Wildlife Trust | LinkedIn Sally Matchett

Project Development Officer

Scottish Forum on Natural Capital

Secretariat

Anne McCall

Director

RSPB Scotland

chris.leakey | Register of Expertise | CREW Chris Leakey, NatureScot

Lead representative for the Marine Navigators

 

Lorna Ascroft

Head Sustainable Finance in Nature, Future Environment Directorate

Scottish Government

 

 

Ruchir Shah - Holyrood Events Ruchir Shah (and Hannah Rudman)

Lead representatives for the Nature Finance Pioneers

Robbie Kernahan - Holyrood Events

Robbie Kernahan

Director of Sustainable Growth

Nature Scot

Kerry Waylen - James Hutton Institute Kerry Waylen, James Hutton Institute

Lead representative for the Sustainable Land Management Connectors

 

Catherine McWilliam

Nations Director – Scotland

IoD Scotland

Antonia Boyce - James Hutton Institute Antonia Boyce, James Hutton Institute

Lead representative for the Digital Enablers

Chris Barber

Chief Financial Officer

ICAS

Dr Richard Mattison

President
S&P Global Sustainable1
Chief Executive Officer
S&P Global Trucost

Prof Deb Roberts

Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director of Science

James Hutton Institute

Tom McKenna

Senior Manager

Capitals Coalition

 

 

Francesca Osowska

Chief Executive

NatureScot

Prof Wayne Powell

Chief Executive

Scotland’s Rural College

Prof Marc Metzger

Professor of Environment and Society

University of Edinburgh

Prof William Austin

Professor of Geography and Sustainability

University of St Andrews

Read the Leadership group’s Terms of Reference – SFNC – March 2025